Why chromium is considered an essential nutrient, despite having no proven health benefits
You might best know chromium as a bright, shiny metal used in bathroom and kitchen fittings. But is it also essential for your health?
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Disease or Syndrome: Anemia
Medical news and research articles
Study reveals hidden causes of heart attacks in younger adults, especially women
A new Mayo Clinic study finds that many heart attacks in people under 65—especially women—are caused by factors other than clogged arteries, challenging long-standing assumptions about how heart attacks occur in younger populations.
Sep 15, 2025
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Experts shape global roadmap to reduce anemia
Duke-NUS Medical School, working with an international team of experts, has contributed to a new evidence-based plan to tackle anemia—a condition affecting nearly two billion people worldwide and a persistent obstacle to ...
Sep 11, 2025
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Breathlessness increases long-term mortality risk, finds a study in Malawi
Research led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Program shows that over half of hospital patients with breathlessness had died within a year of admission (51%), as opposed to just 26% ...
Sep 10, 2025
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Cancer's iron theft: Research uncovers why bone metastasis often leads to anemia
Cancer specialists have long known that anemia, caused by a lack of healthy red blood cells, often arises when cancer metastasizes to the bone, but it's been unclear why. Now, a research team led by Princeton University researchers ...
Sep 3, 2025
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Primary care study shows routine blood tests for cancer risk differ by ethnicity
A new study by researchers at the University of Exeter has found that routine blood tests used in primary care to assess anemia and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) are more effective at predicting cancer risk in white patients ...
Aug 28, 2025
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Novel therapy for pet cats with head and neck cancers could help humans
Researchers have reported results from the first-ever clinical trial of a new class of targeted therapy in pet cats with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)—a cancer which is notoriously deadly and difficult to ...
Aug 28, 2025
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DNA 'detangler' gene found to prevent deadly blood cell inflammation and cancer
A new Northwestern Medicine study has revealed how a common inherited mutation disrupts red blood cell development and sparks inflammation that can lead to leukemia, according to findings published in Nature Communications.
Aug 20, 2025
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A common sight at concerts, nitrous oxide abuse is soaring, prompting health concerns
Every party needs balloons. These just happen to be filled with laughing gas.
Aug 15, 2025
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Preexisting anemia may make malaria worse, research finds
New research from The University of Toledo suggests that individuals with anemia may have a significantly higher risk of developing severe complications if they contract malaria. The findings were published this month in ...
Aug 5, 2025
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