Iron is essential for a woman's health, as it helps produce hemoglobin, the part of red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body. When iron levels are low, it can lead to ...

"Low iron could easily be one of the reasons that a woman is experiencing brain fog during the menopausal transition," he said. "It also may be why some women talk about their eyesight changing ...

Around a third of women of reproductive age could have low iron. But doctors don’t routinely screen for the condition, though it can lead to anemia. Symptoms include exhaustion, headaches and more.

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How do I know if my kids have iron deficiency? Iron deficiency in children is often associated with vague or no symptoms, especially if it has not progressed to anaemia.

Another common belief is that low iron would be obvious – that you’d feel if you had it. In reality, iron deficiency and anaemia often develops slowly and the body adapts over time.

In a study published in Cell Stem Cell, Will and her colleagues showed that young mouse hematopoietic stem cells tightly regulate iron homeostasis to keep intracellular iron levels low, a capacity ...