A new approach for activating chemical reactions based on the element selenium has been tested by scientists. They demonstrated that selenium can form bonds similar to those of hydrogen bonds, ...

Low levels of an essential trace element in the aqueous humor, conjunctiva and serum may play a role in the development and progression of pseudoexfoliation syndrome, a study found. The trace element, ...

Exactly 200 years after the discovery of the trace element selenium, researchers have shown for the first time why this chemical element is indispensable for mammalian life. As integral part of the ...

Selenium, a trace mineral found in various foods and nutritional supplements, may inhibit progression toward esophageal cancer among people with Barrett's esophagus, a precancerous condition that ...

From its previous understanding as an obscure element, selenium has become an intriguing component of health, disease, as well as many industrial processes. Selenium can be found in 75 minerals, some ...

Scientists show that nanoscale selenium can reduce fertilizer use by 30%, improve rice nutrition, and lower greenhouse gases.

The element selenium was discovered 200 years ago. We spoke to Dr K Indira Priyadarsini and Dr Vimal K Jain, editors of a new book entitled 'Organoselenium Compounds in Biology and Medicine', about ...

A federal appeals court ruled this morning that the Clean Water Act shielded a coal mining company from liability for releases of the chemical element selenium. This story was updated at 5:36 p.m. EST ...

Breast cancer is regarded as the third most common malignancy in humans and the second, after skin cancer, in women (Greenlee et al, 2000). Approximately, 150 000 women in the United States of America ...