Selenium is a nutrient that plays a crucial role in human health, contributing to the thyroid and immune function, DNA repair, and cardiovascular and cognitive health. It acts as an antioxidant – ...

A recent study links the consumption of the essential mineral selenium with a lower risk of prostate cancer. There are now seven population studies in the past six years that examined the possible ...

Many elements double as biologically vital minerals required by the body for normal functioning and general health. Selenium (Se) represents one of these crucial elements essential in many biological ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite widespread interest in selenium for warding off prostate cancer, a new study shows that a high blood level of selenium is not in itself generally associated with ...

A meta-analysis of 12 studies with a total of 13,254 participants and 5,007 cases of prostate cancer (PCa) showed that prostate cancer (PCa) risk decreased with increasing plasma/serum selenium up to ...

A recent study unveiled a key enzyme involved in producing selenoproteins, opening new strategies for treating certain types of cancer in children. A recent study from the University of Würzburg ...

Pretreatment Prostate-Specific Antigen Velocity and the Risk of Death From Prostate Cancer in the Individual With Low-Risk Prostate Cancer We assessed SOD2 variants and plasma selenium in 489 patients ...

Toenail clippings doused with radiation at the MU Research Reactor could hold the key to preventing prostate cancer. Researchers are testing toenail samples from men across the country to find out ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite some evidence tying the mineral selenium to a reduced risk of lung cancer, a new long-term study sees no connection between the two. In fact, researchers found that ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Selenium is a nutrient that plays a crucial role in human health, contributing to the thyroid and immune function, DNA repair, and cardiovascular and cognitive health. An excess or ...