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Calcium
Calcium is a nutrient that all living organisms need, including humans. It is the most abundant mineral in the body, and it is vital for bone health. Humans need calcium to build and maintain strong bones, and 99% of the body's calcium is in the bones and teeth.
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DEC 14, 2016
Microbiology
Cryptosporidium parvum is a protozoan parasite that causes intestinal illness in people and animals. For the immunocompr
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 31, 2016
Immunology
Immune responses can be unequal and misguided, resulting in certain conditions like allergies and autoimmune disorders.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 31, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have described a new kind of probe that improves investigators’ abilities to monitor the interactions o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2016
Microbiology
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that every day, roughly one of 25 hospital patients carries at
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
For people that suffer from diseases with no treatments, the outlook can be bleak. One such illness is Charcot-Marie-Too
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2016
Cannabis Sciences
About a year ago, researchers reported that cannabinoid compounds may help heal bone fractures. This year, a new study c
...
OCT 20, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research from investigators at Duke University could have implications for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, scar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2016
Cardiology
For reasons not completely understood by scientists, our own heart muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, secrete a protei
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 14, 2016
Cardiology
With the prick of a finger, diabetics can easily test their blood-glucose levels, and now scientists are calling for the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 12, 2016
Cardiology
Calcium supplements may increase the risk of heart damage and plaque buildup in arteries, even though a diet high in cal
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
SEP 16, 2016
Cardiology
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most of the 20 million adults in the United States with chr
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 09, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
This week, the Daldykan River in northern Russia ran red. Social media posts called it the “River of Blood”
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
SEP 07, 2016
Cardiology
Nearly one-third of the American adult population has high blood pressure, or hypertension. Various classes of antihyper
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 02, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Pluripotent stem cells can form into any cell type in the human body through the process of normal human development. Cr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2016
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
AUG 24, 2016
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 19, 2016
Cardiology
Atherosclerosis is a major cause of multiple cardiovascular complications: coronary heart disease, carotid artery diseas
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 02, 2016
Cardiology
Astronauts are on average highly educated and have access to top-notch medical care. Their health outcomes are subsequen
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 30, 2016
Microbiology
Nanobacteria were proposed to be, as the name suggests, nano-sized bacteria. Researchers tend to agree that cells must b
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 21, 2016
Neuroscience
The brain has always been referred to as the super computer of the body. Millions of connections happen just to make a s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 28, 2016
Videos
Electrolytes are ions that carry an electrical charge and travels in and out of cells. The most common types of electrol
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAY 26, 2016
Health & Medicine
All antihistamine drugs on the market today block only the H1 receptor, but there are three more histamine receptors tha
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 24, 2016
Cardiology
Getting older may offer blood vessels protection from oxidative stress, which is thought to play a critical role in seve
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 19, 2016
Cardiology
Jessica Wagenseil, PhD, and her team from Washington University in St. Louis compared plaque buildup in two mice groups:
...
Written By:
Kara Marker