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Alltech enters human nutrition market with Acutia Global animal health company Alltech is throwing its hat into the ring in human health. The Kentucky-based company is taking its four decades of experience to launch Acutia, which will combine science and sustainability to provide high-quality supplements, according to the company.  “Acutia is a natural extension of our business, allowing us to directly support people in their pursuit of improved wellness. In a time when we are all deeply aware of the importance of our health, this launch is particularly meaning...

The main protease of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an enzyme implicated in the transcription and replication of the coronavirus. New research led by S. Samar Hasnain from the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom used the selenium-containing drug Ebselen to analyze the SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro).

Post Enshi, in central China's Hubei province, has the world’s largest deposit of selenium. Scientists are looking at whether the correlation of selenium intake and Covid-19 cases has implications for the pandemic. Photo: Xinhua READ FULL ARTICLE

10 March 2021, 10:27 am EST By Researchers from China discovered this week that the Selenium inside the human body could suppress the effects of COVID-19. The study revealed that the said element's level was a huge contributing factor for the disease immunity.  The Presence of Selenium in the Body In a South China Morning Post report, infection rates in some China provinces like Hubei were higher than what experts expected. They also said that they have been speculating how and why the coronavirus spread in some places is lower. The answer could be found in the soil, like in the case of E...

ROB CHANEY The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adopted a new standard for selenium waste in Montana’s Kootenai River and Koocanusa Reservoir on Thursday, after the Legislature dropped plans to revoke the state rule. “EPA’s action is based on a thorough technical review of the State’s submission and a determination that the adopted standards are based on sound science and consistent with the Clean Water Act,” EPA spokeswoman Laura Flynn Jenkins wrote in an emailed statement. “Montana’s revised standards will strengthen ongoing efforts to a...