The mechanism though which ingesting too much silver can cause argyria has been unraveled by researchers from Brown University. Argyria is a rare condition in which patients' skin turns a striking shade of grayish blue. "It's the first conceptual model giving the whole picture of how one develops this condition," said Robert Hurt, professor of engineering at Brown and part of the research team. "What's interesting here is that the particles someone ingests aren't ...Saturday, 3 November 2012
Research Sheds Light on How Silver Turns People Blue
The mechanism though which ingesting too much silver can cause argyria has been unraveled by researchers from Brown University. Argyria is a rare condition in which patients' skin turns a striking shade of grayish blue. "It's the first conceptual model giving the whole picture of how one develops this condition," said Robert Hurt, professor of engineering at Brown and part of the research team. "What's interesting here is that the particles someone ingests aren't ...
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