Calcification
Calcification: is the accumulation of calcium salts in a body tissue. It normally occurs in the formation of bone, but calcium can also be deposited abnormally in soft tissue, causing it to harden. Calcifications may be classified on whether there is mineral balance. Calcification may also refer to the processes of normal mineral deposition in biological systems, such as the formation of stromatolites or mollusc shells.
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AUG 20, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
AUG 20, 2019
As we age, calcium can build up in various tissues in the body, and cause them to harden in a process called calcification....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 12, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
JUN 12, 2019
As we get older, our arteries slowly begin to stiffen and then harden, which can lead to many serious complications. Now there may be a way to treat it....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2018
Health & Medicine
OCT 25, 2018
A number of recent studies have found that first cardiovascular associations with regular high-intensity exercise. These studies......
WRITTEN BY:
Abbie Arce
AUG 01, 2018
Earth & The Environment
AUG 01, 2018
A new study published in Ecological Applications thinks that seagrass meadows could be the answer to alleviating ocean acidification throughout the ocean....
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 13, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
JUN 13, 2018
The ingredient of seashells is mostly calcium carbonate, the same chemical you can find in limestone, eggs shells, and gastric antacid pills. Depending on ...
WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
APR 02, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
APR 02, 2018
Eggshells are a marvel of nature; they can resist breakage by outside forces, yet will easily crack open from the inside as a chick hatches....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2018
Microbiology
FEB 03, 2018
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WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2017
Cardiology
DEC 28, 2017
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WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
OCT 09, 2017
Cardiology
OCT 09, 2017
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WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
AUG 13, 2017
Health & Medicine
AUG 13, 2017
Scientists are illustrating the power of a low coronary artery calcium (CAC) score in the context of heart disease in a new study published in the Journal ...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
AUG 04, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
AUG 04, 2017
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WRITTEN BY:
Xuan Pham
JUN 13, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
JUN 13, 2017
A monoclonal antibody-based drug called SYN0012 is currently being investigated in human clinical trials for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis,...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
APR 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
APR 27, 2017
Among an indigenous group of people in the Amazon region of Bolivia, atherosclerosis is practically nonexistent, whereas it’s a common fact of l...
WRITTEN BY:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 22, 2017
Cardiology
FEB 22, 2017
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WRITTEN BY:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 31, 2017
Cardiology
JAN 31, 2017
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WRITTEN BY:
Futurity (futurity.org)
NOV 28, 2016
Videos
NOV 28, 2016
Survivors of heart attacks or other damage to the heart sometimes finding their heart hardening, quite literally. The process, known as cardiac calcificati...
WRITTEN BY:
Xuan Pham
SEP 16, 2016
Cardiology
SEP 16, 2016
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most of the 20 million adults in the United States with chronic kidney disease will die from h...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
AUG 05, 2016
Immunology
AUG 05, 2016
Medical approaches for treating infections of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have come a long way in the past few decades, with antiretroviral therapy ...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
JUN 30, 2016
Microbiology
JUN 30, 2016
Nanobacteria were proposed to be, as the name suggests, nano-sized bacteria. Researchers tend to agree that cells must be larger than 200 nm in diameter to...
WRITTEN BY:
Kerry Evans
APR 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
APR 29, 2016
Whether spontaneous or due to genetic predisposition, occurrence of pulmonary hypertension is very detrimental to heart health, and there is currently no c...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
APR 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
APR 29, 2016
The development of dangerous coronary artery calcification shares a common pathway with bone formation, and so heart conditions relating to calcification c...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
MAR 13, 2015
Cardiology
MAR 13, 2015
To find out how blood flow in the heart shields against the hardening of valves in cardiovascular disease, researchers used human cells. They have pinpoint...
WRITTEN BY:
Judy O'Rourke