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 ...

Milk and dairy products are the main source of iodine in many diets, and an important iodine source in many countries. However, our latest research found that the iodine concentration of most ...

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 ...

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 ...

Iodine is an element found in small amounts in your body. Your body needs iodine to make thyroid hormones, which regulate your growth, metabolism, and other important functions. Few foods naturally ...

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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Dear Dr. Roach • I’m set to have a CT scan of my lungs with iodine dye. I have hypothyroidism and am on 25 mg of levothyroxine. Should I take the medicine the day of the test? Or should I have the CT ...