'Ferritin face' is trending—but can your skin really reveal low iron?
Forget jade rollers, LED masks and salmon sperm facials. The latest skincare trend taking over TikTok is a blood test.
Sep 16, 2026
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Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases: News and Research on Iron Overload
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Iron overload: How tea, coffee, red meat and alcohol can affect absorption
Most of us are used to hearing about the risks of not getting enough iron. Yet having too much iron in the body can also cause serious health problems.
Sep 15, 2026
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Osteoporosis drug shows potential against diseases caused by excess iron
Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered that two osteoporosis drugs (etidronate and tiludronate) may combat diseases caused by iron accumulation in the body. In tests conducted on human ...
Feb 23, 2026
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Haemochromatosis: The iron overload condition that too often goes undiagnosed
When we think about iron imbalance, most people are familiar with iron deficiency and the health problems it can cause. What many may not realize is that the opposite problem, iron overload, can be just as serious—yet many ...
Feb 7, 2026
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'Celtic curse' genetic disease hotspots revealed in UK and Ireland
People from the Outer Hebrides and north-west Ireland have the highest risk of developing a genetic disease that causes a dangerous build-up of iron in the body, a study published in the journal Nature Communications suggests.
Feb 3, 2026
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Iron overload prevalent in sickle cell disease, study finds
Iron overload is prevalent among adults with sickle cell disease (SCD), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology, held from Dec. 6 to 9 in Orlando, Florida.
Dec 10, 2025
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Aging spleen creates toxic environment that forces T cells into self-protective but weakened state, study shows
Researchers at the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology Faculty of Biology have identified a unique mechanism involved in the aging of the immune system—along with a framework for enhancing its function in older individuals. ...
Nov 17, 2025
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Lymphoma itself, not just treatment, can trigger rapid immune system and tissue aging
A new study led by a team of researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center reveals that lymphoma can accelerate the biological aging of the immune system and other tissues, providing new insight into how cancer reshapes the body beyond ...
Aug 22, 2025
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Common gene variant doubles dementia risk for men, study suggests
New research has found that men who carry a common genetic variant are twice as likely to develop dementia in their lifetime compared to women.
May 30, 2025
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Iron overload: An accelerator of deadly cell responses in stroke
A study has uncovered that iron orchestrates the activation of two damaging cell death pathways—ferroptosis and necroptosis—early in ischemic stroke recovery, exacerbating brain injury. This discovery sheds light on how iron ...
Mar 4, 2025
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