Cell viability as a function of selenium supplementation. RWPE-1 and cancerous (LNCaP, PC-3) prostate cells were cultured for 7 d in the presence of high (A) or low (B) levels of the selenium ...

Selenium is a crucial component of enzymes ---deiodinases. The main function of these entails converting thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4) into its more active form, triiodothyronine (T3).

A single nutrient - selenium - has been shown to hold great promise in the war against cancer, and may also help to combat conditions as diverse as infertility, dementia, low thyroid function and ...

Selenium, a trace mineral, quietly supports heart health by combating oxidative stress and inflammation. It aids in producing glutathione peroxidase, ...

Vitamin E and selenium are interrelated in the prevention of several well-delineated diseases of animals. Recent discoveries provide a biochemical basis for understanding the nature of many of these ...

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 ...

In my youth, I spent an unreasonable amount of time questioning why A-level chemistry was a prerequisite for medical school.

LARS JOHNSSON, Selenium uptake by plants as a function of soil type, organic matter content and pH, Plant and Soil, Vol. 133, No. 1 (May 1991), pp. 57-64 ...