Parents can soon use QR codes to reveal heavy metal content in baby food

Parents across the U.S. should soon be able to determine how much lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury are in the food they feed their babies, thanks to a California law,…

Probiotics May Be Unexpected Heroes in Detoxifying Mercury in Gut

Summary: Gut microbes could be leveraged to block the absorption of toxic metals, such as mercury, while promoting the absorption of beneficial ones, like iron. Researchers focused on genes that…