News tagged with iron deficiency

Significant findings about protein architecture may aid in drug design, generation of nanomaterials

Researchers in Singapore are reporting this week that they have gleaned key insights into the architecture of a protein that controls iron levels in almost all organisms. Their study culminated in one of the first successful ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Polyphenol antioxidants inhibit iron absorption

Health benefits from polyphenol antioxidants -- substances found in many fruits and vegetables -- may come at a cost to some people. Penn State nutritional scientists found that eating certain polyphenols decreased the amount ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 23, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Breakthrough made in assessing marine phytoplankton health

Researchers from Oregon State University, NASA and other organizations said today that they have succeeded for the first time in measuring the physiology of marine phytoplankton through satellite measurements ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Toward a systems biology map of iron metabolism

Scientists at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have taken the first steps toward constructing a ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists discover final piece in phytate jigsaw

A team of scientists in Spain and the UK have identified the final piece in the jigsaw of how phytate is produced in plants.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pre-conception and early pregnancy iron deficiency harms brain

A mother's iron deficiency early in pregnancy may have a profound and long-lasting effect on the brain development of the child, even if the lack of iron is not enough to cause severe anemia, according to a University of ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Gut worms may protect against house-dust mite allergy

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study conducted in Vietnam has added further weight to the view that parasitic gut worms, such as hookworm, could help in the prevention and treatment of asthma and other allergies.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Better Beans Mean Better Health for All

(PhysOrg.com) -- Beans that add pleasing tastes and textures to chili, soups, and other favorite dishes may tomorrow be an even better source of an essential nutrient -- iron. That's a goal of Agricultural ...

Biology / Other

created May 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Worm study yields insights on humans, parasites and iron deficiency

Using a tiny bloodless worm, University of Maryland Associate Professor Iqbal Hamza and his team have discovered a large piece in the puzzle of how humans, and other organisms safely move iron around in the ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Iron deficiency in soil threatens soybean production

An expansion of soybean production into areas where soybean has seldom, if ever, been grown can be problematic for some farmers. Soils having high pH values and large amounts of calcium and/or magnesium carbonate are notoriously ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 06, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The right food supplements during pregnancy? Study shows risky knowledge gaps

during pregnancy a woman's body needs more of them. For most nutrients this increase in demand can be covered with a balanced diet. However, mothers-to-be should ingest some nutrients in the form of tablets. Research conducted ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0