In this study, different concentrations of potassium iodide (KI) were added to the drinking water of female rats to construct pregnant and lactation rats with different iodine nutritional statuses.

You’ll likely need to fast for eight hours before the test and drink only clear liquids such as water prior to the scan. Sometimes you may need to go on a low-iodine diet prior to the test. You’ll ...

The placental barrier fails to fully protect against harmful contaminants, prompting calls for iodine testing in pregnancy ...

Iodine is an essential mineral that your thyroid gland uses to produce thyroid hormones. Iodine deficiency is a public health concern that affects several individuals globally. When iodine ...

The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they – and the boy – had ...

The US Public Health Service currently recommends an optimal fluoride concentration in drinking water of 0.7 milligrams/liter ...

Water is ubiquitous and seemingly ordinary, possessing no distinct color or odor. Though we often take water for granted, it ...

Two new papers describe hints to a brine-filled environment on the 4.5-billion-year-old space rock and the presence of amino ...

A University of Hawaii at Mānoa study on the freezing of water droplets suspended in air sheds light on a key process in ...

Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they — and the boy — had been missing: iodine. A century ago, iodine deficiency affected kids across ...

In a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis, researchers have taken a deep dive into the effects of cold-water immersion on health and wellbeing. Analyzing data from 11 studies with 3177 ...