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A note from Cleveland Clinic You can thank the hormone hepcidin for making sure your body has the right amount of iron. Hepcidin manages how your body absorbs iron. Too little iron can lead to anemia. Too much…
Read guide →New research suggests that synthetic peptides called minihepcidins may potentially treat two serious genetic blood diseases in children and adults. Although those diseases, beta-thalassemia and polycythemia ve…
Read guide →“Overall, our results elucidate the interactions between gut bacteria and related cytokines and reveal the mechanisms underlying the anti-IDA effect of PSCP-Fe,” the team of Chinese researchers wrote. “They wi…
Read guide →Article Inflammation Free access | 10.1172/JCI15686 Gaël Nicolas, 1 Caroline Chauvet, 2 Lydie Viatte, 1 Jean Louis Danan, 2 Xavier Bigard, 3 Isabelle Devaux, 4 Carole Beaumont, 4 Axel Kahn, 1 and Sophie Vaulon…
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Read guide →Minihepcidins show potential to treat blood disorders, beta-thalassemia, and polycythemia vera. A new study suggests that synthetic peptides called minihepcidins are able to restore normal red blood cell level…
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