Copper and human health

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Copper + Love Chemical Equals Big Sulfur Stink

When Hiroaki Matsunami, PhD , associate professor at Duke University, set out to study a chemical in male mouse urine called MTMT that attracts female mice, he didn't think he would stumble into a new field of study.

Copper + love chemical = big sulfur stink

When a researcher set out to study a chemical in male mouse urine called MTMT that attracts female mice, he didn't think he would stumble into a new field of study. But the research has led scientists to the discovery that it's the copper in our bodies that makes mammals recoil from sulfur chemical smells.

Zinc linked to breast cancer: Insight into body's zinc controls has implications for disease

Zinc has long been known to play a vital part in human health. However, the mechanisms for delivering zinc into cells are not well understood. New research has identified one switch which allows zinc to flow. This has implications for a number of diseases, including aggressive types of breast cancer.

Zinc control could be path to breast cancer treatment

( Cardiff University ) Zinc has long been known to play a vital part in human health. However, the mechanisms for delivering zinc into cells are not well understood. New research from Cardiff University and King's College London has identified one switch which allows zinc to flow. This has implications for a number of diseases, including aggressive types of breast cancer.

Edith River copper levels getting back on track

COPPER levels in Edith River have fallen below national trigger levels after exceeding them last year following a mining train derailment, but authorities are remaining vigilant.

Douglas hospital lays off 18

Bill Hess Herald/Review Continuing financial problems have prompted the layoff of 18 employees at the Southeast Arizona Medical Center in Douglas. Monday, the center’s Chief Executive Officer, Brian Bickel, said some of the layoffs will happen immediately and the others by the first of March. It was last July when Bickel, along with Sierra Vista Regional Health Center’s CEO Margaret Hepburn ...

Manganese in well water may be harmful

Once considered a nuisance, the presence of manganese in well water in sufficient concentrations may affect human health, EPA officials say.

Tampakan resource estimates upgraded

KORONADAL -- The Tampakan copper-gold project -- threatened by a South Cotabato provincial government ban on open pit mining -- covers significantly higher mineral resources than initially estimated, Australia’s Indophil Resources NL announced on Friday.

Mining firm: Deposits in Tampakan project higher

KORONADAL CITY -- Despite the debacle on its application for an environmental compliance certificate (ECC), foreign-backed Sagittarius Mines Inc. has released a new study showing a significant increase in the volume of copper and gold deposits in the mines site, a mining executive said Friday. read more