Medical research
Brain shrinkage in multiple sclerosis associated with leaked protein in blood
A leak of a protein called haemoglobin from damaged red blood cells may be associated with brain shrinkage in multiple sclerosis.
Dec 13, 2016
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Medical research
Researchers discover iron-targeting approaches to halt proliferation of cancer cells
Researchers at the University of Arizona Cancer Center discovered a new class of iron-targeting compounds that hamper the proliferation of cultured malignant cells in a laboratory setting. The results of the study were published ...
Sep 11, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Mom's stress during pregnancy can affect baby's iron status
Newborns whose mothers are under stress during the first trimester of pregnancy may be at risk for low iron status, which could lead to physical and mental delays down the road, according to a study presented at the Pediatric ...
Apr 29, 2012
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Health
Study finds up to 35 percent of female athletes are iron deficient
Female athletes may be comfortable pumping iron but they're also alarmingly deficient in the vital mineral.
Jun 6, 2019
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Medications
Lack of new drugs is being overcome by new ways of delivering old ones
Development of new drugs for treatment of disease is an expensive, time-consuming and labour-intensive effort for both pharmaceutical companies and academics. For the past 15 years, "cost per approval" of new drugs has increased ...
Oct 28, 2014
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Health
Micronutrient powders reduce anemia and iron deficiency in infants in low-income countries
Adding a powder that contains several vitamins and minerals, including iron, zinc and vitamin A, to the semi-solid foods taken by infants and children between six months and two years of age, can reduce their risk of anaemia ...
Sep 7, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Anemia is undertreated in adults with low kidney function
In an analysis of outpatient data from over 5 million adults, hemoglobin level measured < 10 g/dl in more than 20% with advanced kidney disease, but less than 4% were treated with erythpoiesis-stimulating agents, and iron ...
Sep 28, 2022
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Medical research
Rat study shows chrysotile asbestos is strong carcinogen
(HealthDay) -- Chrysotile, a commercially used type of asbestos, induces malignant mesothelioma (MM) in the rat peritoneal cavity, with pathogenesis strongly linked to iron overload, according to a study published online ...
Aug 14, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Understanding how hormones influence anemia
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered how peptides produced by bones during inflammation prevent anemia in mice, according to a recent study published in the journal Blood.
May 26, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancers caught during screening colonoscopy are more survivable
Patients whose colorectal cancer (CRC) is detected during a screening colonoscopy are likely to survive longer than those who wait until they have symptoms before having the test, according to a study in the July issue of ...
Jul 13, 2015
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