Minerals
Zinc's role in the brain (PR)
Contact: Xiao-an Zhangxazhang@utsc.utoronto.ca416-287-7202University of Toronto Scarborough
Zinc's role in the brain
Research gives insight into 50-year-old mystery -- zinc important for learning and memory
Zinc plays a critical
Zinc regulates communication between brain cells
Contact: Mary Jane Goremary.gore@duke.edu919-660-1309Duke University Medical Center
Zinc regulates communication between brain cells
DURHAM, N.C. – Zinc has been found to play a critical role in regulating ...
The Mineral That Helps Fight Fatigue, Stress, Pain, Cancer, and Wrinkles, Too
Posted By Dr. Mercola | September 12 2011
Story at-a-glance
Sulfur is third most abundant mineral in your body. It is required for proper synthesis and biological activity of proteins ...
High potasium intake linked with lower risk of stroke
By David Liu, Ph.D.
Monday Aug 1, 2011 (foodconsumer.org) -- Studies are inconsistent when it comes to how potassium might affect the risk of stroke. A meta-analysis ...
Zinc lozenges shorten common cold duration
By David Liu, Ph.D.
Tuesday July 26, 2011 (foodconsumer.org) -- Using zinc lozenges may reduce the duration of a common cold episode, according to a new ...
High salt, low potassium means high death risk?
Excess sodium, potassium depletion possible deadly combo
By David Liu, Ph.D. and editing by Aimee Keenan-Greene
Eating too much sodium combined with too little potassium may boost ...
Advisory: In a Heat Wave, Your Body Needs More Salt (PR)
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2011 Contact: Mark O'KeefePhone: 703-549-4648Email: lori@saltinstitute.org
Advisory: In a Heat Wave, Your Body Needs More Salt
Salt Institute warns that too much ...
Food preservative sodium nitrate may protect against drug-induced heart failure
By David Liu, Ph.D. and editing by Aimee Keenan-Green
Killing cancer can also hurt your heart.
Researchers now say chemotherapy doxorubicin can cause heart cells to die, ...
Potassium, magnesium reduces stroke risk in hypertensive women
By David Liu
A new epidemiological study led by Susanna C. Larsson of Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden and colleagues suggests that having sufficient intake of ...
Low salt may lower blood pressure, but not CVD death risk
A new population-based study by researchers of the University of Leuven in Belgium suggests that eating low dietary salt or chemically known as sodium chloride ...
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