(HealthDay News) — Higher levels of ferritin and transferrin correlate with increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) among men and women, according to a study published online in Diabetes Care. Clara ...

Objective Observational studies show an association between ferritin and type 2 diabetes (T2D), suggesting a role of high iron stores in T2D development. However, ferritin is influenced by factors ...

Transferrin is a glycoprotein with a molecular weight of 80 kDa, synthesized in the liver. Each transferrin molecule can bind up to two iron atoms for distribution to cells. The half-life of ...

The blood brain barrier (BBB) exists to protect the brain from pathogens and other toxins but makes central nervous system (CNS) diseases hard to treat with conventional drugs. For example, many ...

Iron-overload disorders are typically insidious, causing progressive and sometimes irreversible end-organ injury before clinical symptoms develop. With a high index of suspicion, however, the ...