Sentences with word «iodide»

Bottles of potassium iodide pills used to treat certain thyroid conditions were flying off the shelves, creating a run on an otherwise obscure nutritional supplement.

Shortly after this it was discovered that fine particles of pure silver iodide with a crystal structure similar to that of ice were effective for global weather modification.

The latest findings, from the upgraded DAMA / LIBRA phase 2, come as other experiments are trying for the first time to corroborate or disprove the claim using the same type of sodium iodide crystals as in DAMA.

Vonnegut went on to invent what amounted to a nucleating machine: He dissolved silver iodide in acetone, sprayed the solution through a nozzle to make droplets, and then literally burned the droplets, producing trillions of nuclei; under the right conditions, each could form the core of a drop of water or flake of snow.

Kelp — for reasons Mario has discussed, the various bromine and metal contaminants found in kelp, I would limit kelp to below 1 mg iodine per day, and then switch to potassium iodide for 1 mg or more.

This also means that no one in the U.S. should be taking potassium iodide pills, especially because there has been no radioactive iodine issuing from Fukushima for several years now.

The same plane also flew through the cloud while streaming silver iodide from its wings.

The team looked at the alignment of the spins of carbon and hydrogen nuclei in molecules of methyl iodide.

Subsequently, aliquots of 100 μL (1 × 105 cells / mL) were incubated with 5 μL Annexin V - FITC and 5 μL propidium iodide for 15 minutes in the dark at room temperature and 1 × 104 ungated cells were counted using a flow cytometer (FACSCalibur, Becton Dickinson).

When the battery is fully discharged, both tanks hold the same electrolyte solution: a mixture of the positively charged zinc ions, Zn2 +, and negatively charged iodide ion, I -.

This salt does not contain iodide, a necessary nutrient.

METHODS: Forty patients who tested positive for anti-thyroid (TPO) antibodies or with a moderate to severe hypoechogenic pattern on ultrasound received 250 microg potassium iodide daily for 4 months (range 2 - 13 months).

Cloud seeding stimulates snowfall by releasing silver iodide into clouds from the air or from ground - based generators.

Its effort, called Project StormFury, aimed to weaken hurricanes by seeding their upper reaches with silver iodide crystals, nucleating agents that would increase the amount of ice swirling around in the storm.

The Japanese authorities are distributing potassium iodide tablets in affected areas, and Williams says that this is a crucial precaution.

Borrelia burgdorferi has been found to have 16 protein structures that can cross react with thyroid proteins (5 proteins that cross-react with the TSH receptor antibodies, 2 that crossreact with Thyroglobulin antibodies, and 3 that crossreact with thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPO antibodies), and 6 with the sodium iodide symporter).

This I had already switched from Iodide salt to kosher natural salt, as well as sea salt.

To find out what was happening inside the tower, the researchers fed half their ants a liquid laced with radioactive iodide and then filmed the insects using a camera that captured X-rays.

Although spending $ 200 on iodide pills for an almost nonexistent threat seems ridiculous (and could even be harmful — side effects include skin rashes, nausea, and possible allergic reactions), 40 years of research into the way people perceive risk shows that it is par for the course.

A second innovation deploys synthesizing apatite minerals from silver iodide particles.

They were investigating phase transitions in perovskite solar cells and trying to improve the stability in the prototypical organic - inorganic hybrid perovskite methylammonium lead iodide.

So, yesterday, after one week of taking potassium iodide supplements (225 mcg), I went for a long run, and my energy was mostly back!

On a cost basis, surgery is the better bet since it is less than 1/2 the cost of radio iodide.

The negatively charged iodide in these compounds acts as charge donor, the neutral iodine as a charge acceptor.

However, serum T4 levels decrease more slowly with IRCAs than with potassium iodide treatment, probably reflecting the decrease in the plasma clearance rate of T4 and a decrease in the hepatic uptake of T4 by displacement of T4 from hepatic binding sites (12).

When the kelp is stressed at low tide by exposure to light and atmospheric ozone, it releases iodides — single, negatively charged ions — that coat the seaweed and protect it from chemical threats, such as naturally forming hydrogen peroxide and free radicals.

Experts say not to give our pets potassium Iodide at this juncture, you'll be doing more harm than goodReceived questions about radiation and pets for my Tribune Media Services newspaper...

Annexin V / propidium iodide staining showed no difference in apoptosis rate between the two groups (Supplemental Fig. 4C).

The classic example is perchlorate, which inhibits iodide uptake by NIS.

The thyroid gland vigorously intakes iodide from the blood to produce and discharge these hormones into the bloodstream.

Seventy - one percent of 167 women suffering from fibrocystic disease experienced a beneficial healing effect when treated with 50 mg potassium iodide during the intermenstrual period.7

However, the group that received 1.53 milligrams iodide / week presented a distinct increase of the TgAb as well as the TPOAb, and the incidence of Hashimoto's thyroiditis was 4-fold higher than in the two other subgroups.

Aren't most of the modern cloud - seeding experiments (e.g., North Dakota, Iowa, West Texas, Israel, China) using silver iodide rather than a sulfite?

The robot's disc - collimated sensing instrument uses a standard sodium iodide sensor to count gamma rays.

They mixed the electrolyte solution, separating a black zinc - polyiodide liquid and a clear zinc - iodide liquid in two glass vials as miniature tanks.

Gas Detection: Developed a prototype indicator badge to measure the concentration of harmful chemicals in the environment using a catalytic potassium iodide reaction.

Iodine: It is estimated the thyroid gland must capture approximately 60 mcg iodide daily to ensure an adequate supply for thyroid hormone synthesis.

Common salt is generally comprised of only isolated sodium chloride or possibly sodium chloride with a little sodium iodide added to it if the box says iodized salt.

With silver iodide began the birth of spraying stratospheric aerosols into the Earth's atmosphere.