Posts Tagged ‘iron deficiency’
Vitamins vs. eggs: Anemia in China
STANFORD (US) — China’s answer to anemia in rural regions has been to feed children eggs. Work by U.S. researchers suggests vitamins may work better. Continue…
Friday, June 17, 2011 11:21 - 2 Comments
Health & Medicine - May 31, 2011 10:27 - 0 Comments
From worms, clues to how iron moves
U. MARYLAND (US) — To understand more about how humans and other organisms internally transport iron, scientists turned to an unlikely partner: a bloodless worm. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 3, 2011 12:00 - 2 Comments
Ritalin abates iron deficiency’s harm
PENN STATE (US) — Giving low doses of Ritalin to iron deficient adolescent rats appears to improve brain function, a finding that may have implications for iron-deficient human infants as well. (more…)
