Selenium

Simulations of metal-sulfide alloy unlocks secrets to solar-powered catalysts

By modeling a cadmium sulfide–zinc sulfide alloy with special computational techniques, a Singapore-based research team has identified the key photocatalytic properties that enable this chemical duo...

Selenium, Ltd. Awarded $500,000 SBIR Grant for Biofouling Prevention Technology

Austin, Texas (PRWEB) April 02, 2013 The National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to biopharmaceutical company Selenium, Ltd. to advan...

Selenium supplements and heart disease risk: an interview with Dr Saverio Stranges, University of Warwick

Selenium is a micronutrient which has antioxidant properties by means of selenoproteins which play many important functions in the body. They actually are contained in many different foods. The amount...

Blood Pressure-Reducing Hydrogen Sulfide Gas Also Implicated In Pain Sensation

Hydrogen sulfide may act as a chemical messenger for pain sensation, in addition to its role as a blood pressure regulator, according to Johns Hopkins researchers. A few years ago, Solomon Snyder, M....

Selenium and the Thyroid

Should patients with thyroid disease receive selenium supplementation? Clinical Endocrinology

Selenium Supplements 'Not Justified' for CVD Prevention

A new meta-analysis finds no evidence of any benefit in selenium supplements for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, at least not among healthy, well-nourished individuals. Heartwire

Selenium For Heart Disease Prevention In Well-Nourished Adults Not Supported By Current Evidence

A systematic review published in The Cochrane Library finds that in well-nourished adults current evidence does not support selenium for preventing heart disease. The review suggests that taking selen...

Selenium research performed by Dr. Joel Wallach continues to be at the forefront of health and prevention

Youngevity® Essential Life Sciences, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AL International, Inc., announces that the research of Youngevity® founder, Dr. Joel D. Wallach, BS, DVM, ND, on Selenium continues...

A Randomized, Double-Blind Study Comparing the Efficacy of Selenium Sulfide Shampoo 1% and Ciclopirox Shampoo 1% as Adjunctive Treatments for Tinea Capitis in Children.

Our objective was to compare the efficacy of selenium sulfide shampoo 1% and ciclopirox shampoo 1% as adjunctive treatments for tinea capitis in children. Forty children aged 1-11 years with clinicall...

Effect of a new moisturizing lotion on immediate and cumulative skin hydration: Two randomized, intra-individual, vehicle- and comparator-controlled studies.

Abstract Moisturizers increase skin hydration and can serve as adjunctive care in dermatologic conditions such as xerosis, psoriasis vulgaris, atopic dermatitis and ichthyosis, in which dry skin is im...

Dietary selenium and selenoprotein function.

Selenium is a trace mineral and an essential nutrient in the human diet. Selenium is found in soil and water and consequently enters the food chain through the root ways of plants and aquatic organism...

Effect of Selenium on the Interaction Between Daunorubicin and Cardiac Myosin.

The interactions between selenium (sodium selenite), anthracycline antibiotics daunorubicin (DNR), and major contractile protein cardiac myosin (CM) were investigated. The results showed that the bind...

Comparative trial of moisturizer containing licochalcone A vs. hydrocortisone lotion in the treatment of childhood atopic dermatitis: a pilot study.

Background  Although moisturizer usage has been considered a mainstay of treatment for atopic dermatitis (AD) patients, few clinical studies have been investigated. Recently, moisturizers containing...