The trace element selenium is of considerable interest due to its toxic and nutritional properties, which markedly differ according to the dose and the chemical...
Background: Cadmium exposure has been associated with increased diabetes risk in several studies, though there is still considerable debate about the magnitude...
Recent evidence from laboratory and epidemiologic studies has shed a different light on selenium health effects and its recommended range of environmental...
Urban heavy metal pollution can impair the health of humans and other organisms inhabiting cities. While birds are suggested as one of the appropriate...
Lithium (Li) is a typical mood stabilizer and the first choice for treatment of bipolar disorder (BD). Despite an extensive clinical use of Li, its mechanisms...
An important group of breast cancers is those associated with inherited susceptibility. In women, several predisposing mutations in genes involved in DNA repair...
Two approaches to Hg speciation analysis, both employing volatile species generation (VSG) were optimized and subsequently applied to biological sample analysis...
The ability of bacterial pathogens to acquire essential micronutrients is critical for their survival in the host environment. Manganese plays a complex role in...