09-09-22 U of M Seeks More Participation in Iron Range Study (12 FOX Mankato)
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1 Minneapolis (AP) _ Researchers at the University of Minnesota are about to begin a public relations push to get more Iron Range residents to participate in a study of the connection between taconite mining and cancer. Dr. Jeffrey Mandel and his team are trying to find out why so many Iron ...
09-09-06 Parkinson’s Disease: Iron Accumulation To The Point Of Demise (Science Daily)
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1 Neurons that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine are the cerebral cells that most commonly die-off in Parkinson’s disease. The cells in the so-called substantia nigra which contain the dark pigment neuromelanin are affected. It is also known that the iron content of these cells increases du ...