Medical research
Researchers find key molecule that could lead to new therapies for anemia
Researchers find key molecule that could lead to new therapies for anemia and other iron disorders
May 11, 2017
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Feeling worn out? You could have iron overload
Feeling a bit tired and worn out? Vague symptoms like these are common in iron deficiency and anaemia. But before you reach for the iron supplements or chow down on steak, these symptoms are common in another condition related ...
May 3, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study identifies a distinct type of common gastrointestinal bleeding
A unique bleeding syndrome associated with cirrhosis and portal hypertension has been identified by researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Wake Forest University Medical Center, and the University ...
Apr 21, 2017
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New insights into the regulation of cellular iron
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a novel pathway that regulates cellular iron, which could lead to new therapies for patients with either an overload or deficiency of iron.
Mar 31, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Discovery may help patients beat deadly pneumonia
Researchers have found that a hormone responsible for controlling iron metabolism helps fight off a severe form of bacterial pneumonia, and that discovery may offer a simple way to help vulnerable patients.
Mar 28, 2017
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Groundbreaking technology successfully rewarms large-scale tissues preserved at low temperatures
A research team, led by the University of Minnesota, has discovered a groundbreaking process to successfully rewarm large-scale animal heart valves and blood vessels preserved at very low temperatures. The discovery is a ...
Mar 1, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cocaine addiction leads to build-up of iron in brain
Cocaine addiction may affect how the body processes iron, leading to a build-up of the mineral in the brain, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. The study, published today in Translational Psychiatry, ...
Feb 21, 2017
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Health
The paradox of treating anaemia
Iron deficiency can be fatal. But in countries where patients are also likely to have other serious diseases, so too can the iron supplements used to treat it. Nearly 12 years ago, Dora Pereira – sometimes referred to as ...
Feb 6, 2017
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Study suggests fitness and iron deficiency linked to GPA
Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Pennsylvania State University have found that a student's fitness level and iron status could be the difference between making an A or a B.
Jan 25, 2017
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Pediatrics
Can delayed umbilical cord clamping reduce infant anemia at age 8, 12 months?
A delay of three minutes or more in umbilical cord clamping after birth reduced the prevalence of anemia in infants at 8 and 12 months of age in a randomized clinical trial in Nepal, according to a new study published online ...
Jan 17, 2017
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