A study in mice demonstrates that exposure to contaminating mixtures of metals and drug residue increases damage to health, and evaluates the positive effects of a diet enriched in selenium to reduce ...

Feb. 24 (UPI) --Exposure to elevated levels of the toxic mineral selenium caused fish native to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, sometimes called the California Delta, to develop spinal deformities.

Prostate cancer remains the most common malignancy among U.S. men, and internationally it ranks fourth. Though few studies have offered much insight into what triggers this disease, a growing number ...

Environmental engineers have developed critical methods to remove toxic selenium from water. Selenium is a critical element, particularly for the thyroid and immune system, but too little or too much ...

Selenium is a group 16 element with the atomic number 34. It is a metalloid and shares several of its properties with oxygen and sulfur, which are the most well-known members of this group. Jons Jakob ...

Selenium is a powerful mineral that provides a wide range of health benefits, particularly for the proper functioning of the immune system. Selenium can be found in various types of foods, as well as ...

COLORADO, USA — State water-quality officials will soon evaluate whether two water-improvement programs in the Gunnison River basin have successfully reduced a chemical that is toxic to endangered ...

The U. S. Department of Agriculture, which showers meticulous bulletins on the Press about most of its doings, is inclined to silence and anonymity when it grapples with plant ailments that might be ...

MOSCOW, 1 November. /TASS/. Researchers from the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (IKBFU) as part of an international group have discovered that the use of selenium in cultivating sage ...