Replacing salt with a low-sodium alternative lowers the risk of stroke in people with high blood pressure or prior stroke, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session at ESC Congress 2021[1] and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.[2] Both elevated sodium intake and low potassium intake are associated with high… Continue reading
NASA Finds Organic Salts Are Likely Present on Mars
A NASA team has found that organic salts are likely present on Mars. Like shards of ancient pottery, these salts are the chemical remnants of organic compounds, such as those previously detected by NASA’s Curiosity rover. Organic compounds and salts on Mars could have formed by geologic processes or be remnants of ancient microbial life.… Continue reading