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Pernicious anaemia is a lifelong condition that affects nearly 5 in 100,000 people in the UK.
New research shows just 1% of E. coli bacteria’s genetic mutations are lethal.
Feeling tired and out of energy? Talk to your GP about checking your iron level.
The link between taking iron supplements and the increased risk of contracting malaria is a complex one.
Iron deficiency affects more than one in ten Australian women before they reach menopause. Better dietary choices can be part of the solution.
A new study has advanced the use of a technique known as ‘CRISPR’ to treat a common inherited form of anaemia.
The burden of communicable disease is declining in Africa and life expectancy is increasing. But non-communicable diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer are wreaking havoc.
In Kenya, not much attention has been paid to addressing pregnant women’s nutritional needs. This has exposed a gap in efforts to improve maternal and child health.
Micronutrient deficiencies are not well understood as an aspect of malnutrition. The problem is that such deficiencies increase a range of health risks.
Over the last three years Kenya has seen marked improvements in its nutrition-related targets as a result of a national nutrition plan it has implemented.
After years of conflicting research and often extreme opinions on iron, it turns out that like anything else that is a benefit in moderation, in excess it is a detriment.
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Merlin Crossley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic and Professor of Molecular Biology, UNSW Sydney
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, University of South Australia
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Professor, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut
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Senior Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Director, Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council
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Associate Professor, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Director DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security, University of the Western Cape
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Senior Researcher, Kenya Medical Research Institute
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Senior Research Officer at Centre for Public Health Research , Kenya Medical Research Institute
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Project Manager, Cambridge Africa, Anglia Ruskin University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer in Medical Genetics, Kingston University
