When you think of iodine—the chemical element that helps your body produce thyroid hormones and regulate energy—you probably associate it with table salt. That’s because back in the 1920s, researchers ...

Satellites orbiting the Earth today are fitted with thrusters to help them achieve the desired orbit and stay there. Today, the thrusters aboard the satellites rely on electricity used to ionize and ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some vegans may not be getting enough iodine in their diets, suggests a new study. That finding is particularly relevant for women who are pregnant, researchers say, as ...

GREENWICH — For Tyler Malkin, winning a $10,000 award for a science project that can detect iodine deficiency means everything. "I worked on this for so long, I put so much effort into it," he said.

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One of the main roles for the mineral iodine is to help manufacture thyroid hormones. And once upon a time in America — especially in the Great Lakes region — there were many cases of goiter, an ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mothers who are mildly iodine deficient are more likely to have children who perform poorly in spelling, grammar and literacy, according to a new study from Australia.