Trace Minerals in Human Health: Hot Topics and Information Update
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Micronutrients and Human Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 October 2024 | Viewed by 135
Special Issue Editor
Interests: trace element imbalances in hemodialysis patients; elemental mapping of the human brain; food and environmental exposure to toxic trace elements; natural exposure to lithium and suicide rate in the general population
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Dear Colleagues,
Trace minerals play critical roles in metabolism, growth, development, immune function, and overall human health. Knowledge in this area has greatly benefited from advances in analytical techniques observed in recent decades, particularly the widespread use of ICP-MS. We call on researchers to share their latest work on the relationship between trace minerals and human health. Interventional, epidemiological, and biomonitoring studies are especially welcome, as well as comprehensive reviews on the latest evidence. We expect to receive contributions with new information on the most recognized essential trace minerals (iron, zinc, copper, iodine, selenium, manganese, and chromium), but also on elements such as molybdenum, vanadium, nickel, fluoride, rubidium, strontium, and lithium. Specific topics such as the safety of gadolinium or iodine as contrast agents, manganese and acquired hepatocerebral degeneration, trace minerals imbalances in chronic hemodialysis patients, or natural (environmental and dietary) exposure to lithium and the prevalence of suicide in the general population are also welcome. We would also greatly appreciate new data on trace minerals in breast milk and its relationship to children's developmental outcomes, studies on trace minerals and immunity (namely, in COVID and AIDS patients), and studies on current trace mineral intake by disadvantaged populations, especially in developing countries.
Prof. Dr. Agostinho Almeida
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- trace minerals/trace elements
- human health
- human brain
- cognitive decline
- neurodegenerative diseases
- human milk
- mother health
- child development
- immunity
- hemodialysis patients
- dietary intakes
- deficiencies
