yttrium

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They say that minute amounts of a metal called 'yttrium' may impede neuronal activity.

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  1. noun A silvery metallic element, not a rare earth but occurring in nearly all rare-earth minerals, used in various metallurgical applications, notably to increase the strength of magnesium and aluminum alloys. Atomic number 39; atomic weight 88.906; melting point 1,522°C; boiling point 3,338°C; specific gravity 4.45 (25°C); valence 3. See Table at element.

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  • JL: Rare earths are a particular group of metals that are from Atomic #57 to 71 and, with the addition of the metals scandium and yttrium, there's a total of 17 metals designated rare earth. —  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
  • Following radioimmunotherapy with yttrium-90 ibritumomab tiuxetan for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma —  xml's Blinklist.com
  • Among patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver, treatment of the liver with TheraSphere® (yttrium-90 glass microspheres) appears to provide sustained stabilization of disease.
  • The announcement follows the initial sales and qualification of its neodymium doped yttrium vanadate laser cavity crystals by major U. S and European based laser manufacturers. —  News
  • As part of the research to place gadolinium atoms inside the carbon cage for MRI applications, Dorn created an 80-atom carbon molecule with two yttrium ions inside. —  VT Campus News
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