4 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Mar 15, 2026 03:58 PM IST Popeye the Sailor Man might not have known it, but starting your day with spinach might have been the hidden secret to his gut health. A certified immunity booster, spinach is loaded with antioxidants and fibre. Deepalakshmi, a registered dietitian at The Cleft and Craniofacial Centre … Read more
The secretary of a Dublin golf club was warned of the risk of being prosecuted for perjury after admitting the book he tried to use to swear a religious oath was not the Holy Bible. It happened in an online Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) hearing on Wednesday into an unfair dismissal complaint against Skerries Golf … Read more
Scientists in Japan and Australia have shown that iron deficiency during pregnancy can cause a complete sex reversal in genetically male mice carrying XY chromosomes, leading them to develop ovaries. The research team from Japan’s Osaka University and Australia’s University of Queensland found that a severe lack of iron in the womb caused some genetically … Read more
Luiz Felipe de Paiva Lourenção, Federal University of San Paulo | Image Credit: Linkedin A recent cross-sectional study conducted in Brazil indicated that the interaction of inflammation and iron deficiency could be triggering a substantial amount of anemia cases in children. Iron deficiency anemia has long been known to lead to eventual degradation of cognitive … Read more
Anne de Wit, MD | Image Credit: Linkedin A recent prospective subanalysis of an international open-labeled trial indicated that early detection and prevention of preoperative anemia is possible before colorectal surgery. However, preoperative iron administration cannot completely prevent postoperative complications, including colorectal anastomotic leakage (CAL). “Despite evidence indicating that preoperative anemia is a significant predictor … Read more
Most pharmaceuticals are naturally occurring, either directly or indirectly. Yet when it comes to cataloging all of proteins and enzymes that have evolved on Earth over the past 4 billion years, human knowledge barely scratches the surface. That’s why a company called Basecamp Research is bringing together graph and AI technologies to expand the scope … Read more