Paradoxically, fish that live near coal-fired power plants have lower levels of mercury than fish that live further away, concluded a new study carried out by North Carolina State University.Normally, coal-fired power plants are the main source of mercury air pollution on a global scale, but this new discovery seems ... |
6 October 2010
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According to new data obtained by researchers in Spain, it would appear the chemical element selenium can protect the human organism against bladder cancer. In other words, selenium is very efficient in reducing people's risks of developing this condition. The chemical can be found naturally in trace amount... |
23 September 2010
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Selenium intake is linked with a decrease in risk of bladder cancer, announces a study published in the September issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.The lead researcher on the study was Núria Malats, MD, PhD, leader of the Genetic an... |
1 September 2010
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The most important goal for all companies working in the solar power industry is to produce solar cells that are capable of attracting as much light as possible. The more photons strike a material, the more electricity is produced via this method, and all solar cell builders are currently trying to obtain a very high... |
4 August 2010
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According to a recent scientific investigation, it would appear that mountaintop mining exploitations, which basically blow the top off mountains in search for precious chemicals, cause tremendous damage on the environment. In addition, they also pose considerable health risks to the populations living in their immed... |
27 February 2010
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New find links the presence of higher amounts of the rare chemical selenium in the human bloodstream to a lower replication rate of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the main cause of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), a disease for which there is currently no cure. Selenium appears naturally in the... |
28 November 2008
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Free radicals are organic molecules that don't have the necessary even number of electrons in their composition, which makes them very unstable. They get their needed electrons from almost anything, creating other free radicals in the process. For humans, this translates in severe illnesses. Antioxidants, on the... |
15 October 2008
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In a series of previous articles, I tackled the "super foods" myth and whether this denomination is actually appropriate for some of today's most hyped fruits and vegetables. So far, we've covered almonds, figs, kiwifruits and asparagus - today, the time has come to add yet another precious name to our gro... |
24 June 2008
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