METHYLMERCURY'S continual release from the body means that a consistent, low dose of methylmercury, as long as it is under a certain threshold, does not build up to a toxic dose.

Significant amounts of methylmercury (MeHg) can bioaccumulate in fish and sea mammals. To monitor MeHg exposure in individuals, organic and inorganic mercury are often measured in blood samples or ...

Climate change likely to increase human exposure to toxic methylmercury Environmental factors, such as rising sea temperatures and over-fishing, impact levels of mercury in fish Date: August 7 ...

The team found that the engineered microbe Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron eliminated methylmercury from the digestive tract resulting in lower levels in tissue and feces of mice in as little as 12 hours ...

Calder stressed that any increase in methylmercury translates into increased risk, but compared with a diet that includes less country food, it's the lesser of two evils for most people.

However, methylmercury exposure, mainly through certain fish species, attenuated these associations, according to a new PhD thesis from the University of Eastern Finland.

For methylmercury to enter the food web, it must be absorbed from the water by organisms and the uptake takes place primarily by phytoplankton. This results in a dramatic enrichment, where the ...

The study showed methylmercury levels could double after the reservoir is flooded, but in a recent interview with the Narwhal, an online newsmagazine that focuses on the environment, Ryan Calder ...

Methylmercury removed a polysulfide group from Drp1, thereby removing an inhibitory brake on this protein, which resulted in increased Drp1-mediated mitochondrial fission.

Is there a real link between thimerosal in vaccines and autism? Here's what Indian parents should know about mercury-based ...