The trace element selenium (Se) is a crucial element for many living organisms, including
soil microorganisms, plants and animals, including humans. Generally, in Nature Se is taken …

Alzheimer disease (AD) is a progressive and deleterious neurodegenerative disorder that
affects mostly the elderly population. At the moment, no effective treatments are available in …

Background and aim The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected the world's population
in the last two years. Along with non-pharmacological public health interventions, major …

Importance Oxidative stress is an established dementia pathway, but it is unknown if the use
of antioxidant supplements can prevent dementia. Objective To determine if antioxidant …

Abstract Purpose of Review Selenium, a trace element, is ubiquitous in the environment.
The main source of human exposure is diet. Despite its nutritional benefits, it is one of the …

Background This review is the third update of the Cochrane review" Selenium for preventing
cancer". Selenium is a naturally occurring element with both nutritional and toxicological …

Multiple biological functions of selenium manifest themselves mainly via 25 selenoproteins
that have selenocysteine at their active centre. Selenium is vital for the brain and seems to …

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel
Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the tolerable …

Iron is a critical element for most organisms, which plays a fundamental role in the great
majority of physiological processes. So much so, that disruption of iron homeostasis has …

Huntington's disease (HD) is an incurable disease with progressive loss of neural function,
which is influenced by epigenetic, oxidative stress, metabolic, and nutritional factors …