Researchers at the University of Surrey have developed a new sodium-ion battery that stores twice the charge of existing models and can also desalinate water, offering a breakthrough for both energy ...

Just under two years ago, I wrote an editorial in the Hartford Courant about the serious problem, spotted by some of my constituents, of sodium increasingly being found in home well water systems. A ...

Much scientific effort goes into shoring up both our energy and water supplies for the future, but what if both problems could be addressed by the same technology? Researchers at the University of ...

Sodium and water don’t just react - they explode. In this slow-motion footage, every spark and burst is captured in detail. See the violent chemistry unfold and learn why a simple metal can turn into ...

Editor's Note: Two major studies published in The New England Journal of Medicine [1] and Annals of Internal Medicine [2] have supported both the cost and health benefits of salt restriction across ...

NEW JERSEY (WABC) -- The scent of flowers in spring is remarkable, but do you ever give any thought to the salty tang of winter? The endless wave of snowstorms has left New Jersey with a salty ...

Eight patients with alcoholic cirrhosis and ascites were studied. In 4 patients, urine was collected from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, 12 noon to 3 p.m., 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. for two successive ...

Every cell in the body needs water to survive, but it's possible to get too much or too little of the liquid, and that can cause some pretty serious problems. The body's fluid balance is not only ...

Salt: It's 40 percent sodium, 60 percent chlorine and 100 percent delicious. The constantly-debated question: How much salt do you actually need to be healthy? On one hand, your body needs the ...

Drinking too much water can be dangerous, leading to hyponatraemia, a condition where dangerously low sodium levels cause ...