Ham sandwiches are a favourite for a reason. They’re simple, cheap and a crowd-pleaser. But they may pose a risk for our ...

Salt is a mineral made up of sodium chloride that is essential for sustaining life. Your body uses salt to balance fluids, conduct nerves impulses, move muscles, and absorb nutrients. And on the ...

This enzyme is capable of transporting sodium ions when phosphorylated like this, but potassium ions when it is not. More details on the chemistry of ATPase can be found here, and you can download the ...

The researchers also believe that defects in sodium-proton transport may play a role in other, more frequent neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's, in which an involvement of complex I ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My mother’s blood test has a sodium level of 130 mEq/L. She is not on diuretics, and she does not have heart or kidney problems. She is on thyroid medication and omeprazole.

There’s no debating that metallic sodium is exciting stuff, but getting your hands on some can be problematic, what with the need to ship it in a mineral oil bath to keep it from exploding.

Sodium cyanide was one of three substances released into the canal after what the Environment Agency (EA) called a waste disposal incident at Anochrome Ltd. The EA has now installed a temporary ...

Sodium valproate was sold under brand names such as Epilim in the UK, in France it is better known as Dépakine. Marketed since 1967, it has been found the drug "can cause problems for a baby's ...

This enzyme is capable of transporting sodium ions when phosphorylated like this, but potassium ions when it is not. More details on the chemistry of ATPase can be found here, and you can download the ...