Copper deficiency diseases can be crippling, with symptoms ranging from neurodegeneration to skin pigmentation disorders, but virtually nothing is known about how our bodies use this essential ...

November 3, 2009 (Honolulu, Hawaii) — Overall nutritional status in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) shows that this patient population is at risk for low trace mineral ...

Many people use zinc supplements to boost immunity or improve acne symptoms. Learn how much zinc is safe for you, and what to watch for if you use it long term.

(HealthDay News) — Zinc deficiency is often misdiagnosed based on low plasma zinc concentrations, and those prescribed high doses of zinc are at risk for copper deficiency, according to a study ...

The frequency of copper deficiency and clinical manifestations following roux-en-y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery is not yet clear. Objectives were to determine the prevalence and incidence of copper ...

The other day I was eating lunch with a friend and colleague and he mentioned that copper can increase the risk of cancer. This was not the first time I had heard something scary about copper. Last ...

When you think about crop nutrition, copper and molybdenum might not be the first nutrients that pop into your mind. But that doesn’t mean their impact on yield isn’t significant. “Copper deficiencies ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Tule elk (Cervus elaphus nannodes) reintroduced to Point Reyes, Calif., in 1978 exhibited gross signs of copper deficiency by June 1979.

Plant Physiology, Vol. 60, No. 5 (Nov., 1977), pp. 675-679 (5 pages) The effects of copper deficiency on cell culture growth, cell respiration, mitochondrial oxidative properties, and electron ...

Copper deficiency diseases can be devastating. Symptoms can range from crippling neurological degeneration in Menkes disease - a classic copper deficiency disease - to brittle bones, anaemia and ...