New research indicates that treating iron deficiency, even in the absence of anemia, may benefit patients with kidney disease. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of JASN.
Jul 9, 2021
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A team of researchers associated with several institutions in the U.K., Germany and the U.S. has found evidence of an unusual kind of copper and iron in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. In their paper published in the ...
In animal models, iron deficient mothers had a greatly increased risk of having offspring with congenital heart disease (CHD).
Jun 8, 2021
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Anemia rates among children and teenagers in India may be 20 percent lower than currently reported as diagnosis is based on ethnically inappropriate blood count thresholds, a study argues.
Apr 27, 2021
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A new study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica found that taking a particular probiotic strain improves iron levels in healthy pregnant women and may therefore help to prevent iron deficiency.
Apr 21, 2021
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Research out of the University of Otago's Department of Human Nutrition has examined the nutritional quality of baby food pouches found in most supermarkets. The findings which include notable results around sugar and iron ...
Apr 15, 2021
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A genetic variation that regulates iron metabolism may enhance athletes' endurance performance, researchers at the University of Toronto have shown.
Mar 24, 2021
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It's time to leave the playground but your 12-month-old daughter doesn't want to. She gets angry, cries out loudly, breathing all the way out and then holds her breath. She turns blue around the mouth and faints.
Mar 11, 2021
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A new study identifies a mechanism that makes bacteria tolerant to penicillin and related antibiotics, findings that could lead to new therapies that boost the effectiveness of these treatments.
Feb 22, 2021
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A process that releases iron in response to stress may contribute to heart failure, and blocking this process could be a way of protecting the heart, suggests a study in mice published today in eLife.
Feb 2, 2021
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