Called hillforts, these ancient fortifications were in prominent locations that were easy to defend from invaders, and were prevalent in the Iron Age. Now, archaeologists surveying near a hillfort ...

A serendipitous finding some years ago led Will and her colleagues to determine that a drug used to treat a condition associated with low blood platelet count also chelated, or removed, iron from ...

Hemochromatosis is a condition that causes an overload of iron in the blood. Many people do not show any symptoms, but some experience fatigue and joint pain. It can either be inherited or caused ...