Besides this, after spraying selenium the speed of photosynthesis increased by 67%, and the speed with which leaves evaporated water—by 49%. Also, after spraying selenium-containing compounds the ...

Adding the nutrient selenium to diets protects against obesity and provides metabolic benefits to mice, according to a new study.

The results obtained will make it possible to select the optimal form of selenium, increase the yield and improve the qualities of sage", head of the project Lyubov Skrypnik was quoted as saying.

In one study, published in Environmental Science & Technology, graduate student Xicheng He in Giammar's Aquatic Chemistry Laboratory removed selenium from water using iron electrocoagulation in a ...

In a study, selenium nanoparticles effectively killed ovarian cancer cell models grown in 3D to replicate the native tumor environment.

Selenium, when attached to a monoclonal antibody presently used to treat breast cancer, has shown greater success in destroying cancer cells in a patient who has developed resistance to the ...

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 ...

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.