The thyroid is the gland that is essentially responsible for maintaining the body's metabolism. Low thyroid function may give rise to many symptoms which may include weight gain (often very ...

Edible seaweed is a powerful addition to your diet. Here's how iodine in seaweed supports thyroid function and omega-3s boost ...

This article examines how seaweeds serve as sustainable superfoods that promote brain, gut, and cardiovascular health while ...

The kelp forest is ephemeral, yet foundational. Fronds of this fast-growing giant seaweed come and go with the seasons, storms and waves, supporting communities of fish, invertebrates and even mammals ...

Sea moss has officially gone mainstream – and with it, the usual flood of underdosed, overflavored, influencer-pushed junk. Most of what’s on the market right now is barely sea moss at all: ...

Objective: Investigate the thyroid function and thyroid autoantibodies in adult Graves’ disease (GD) patients at different treatment stages and healthy adults with serum iodine concentration (SIC), ...

Native bull kelp forests in the Puget Sound have been steadily disappearing for decades. According to recent studies, there was an 80% loss of native kelp between 2013 and 2024. Around Squaxin Island, ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington is moving to protect struggling kelp beds near Squaxin Island as part of a broader push to restore critical marine habitats. On Friday, Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove ...

In a new sign of toolmaking in marine mammals, orcas in the Pacific Northwest were recorded rubbing stalks of kelp against each other’s bodies, a study shows. By Jacey Fortin A hundred feet or more ...

Orcas off the west coast of North America are grooming each other with kelp, in a rare sighting of marine mammals manufacturing and using tools. For several years, scientists have been keenly ...

Jennifer McHenry receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO),and Oceans North. Julia K. Baum receives funding from NSERC, ...

On a clear March afternoon, John Smet shut off the engine of his workboat as he approached his go-to wild kelp bed. It was high tide, so less kelp was pooling on the surface of the water, making it ...