BACKGROUND The peptide hormone hepcidin plays a central role in regulating dietary iron
absorption and body iron distribution. Many human diseases are associated with alterations …

Background Zinc deficiency is commonly prevalent in children in developing countries and
plays a role in decreased immunity and increased risk of infection. Preventive zinc …

Anaemia affects a quarter of the global population, including 293 million (47%) children
younger than 5 years and 468 million (30%) non-pregnant women. In addition to anaemia's …

Hepcidin controls the levels and distribution of iron, an element whose availability can
influence the outcome of infections. We investigated hepcidin regulation by infection …

Transfusions of RBCs stored for longer durations are associated with adverse effects in
hospitalized patients. We prospectively studied 14 healthy human volunteers who donated …

Background Childhood anaemia is considered a severe public health problem in most
countries of sub-Saharan Africa. We investigated the geographical distribution of prevalence …

In regions of high rates of malaria transmission, mosquitoes repeatedly transmit liver-tropic
Plasmodium sporozoites to individuals who already have blood-stage parasitemia. This …

This article is a summary of the publication “Iron and Health” by the Scientific Advisory
Committee on Nutrition (SACN) to the UK Government (2010), which reviews the dietary …

Iron deficiency anemia is thought to affect the health of more than one billion people
worldwide, with the greatest burden of disease experienced in lesser developed countries …

The WHO estimates that 41% of women and 27% of children suffer from anemia due to iron
deficiency. The consequences of iron deficiency anemia include suboptimal mental and …