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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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AUG 24, 2016
Cardiology
Of all the different cell types circulating through the bloodstream, platelets are the cells we have to thank for instig
...
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
MAY 14, 2016
Videos
Since ancient times, stinging nettle has been used in food and medicine. The plant is a single-stemmed perennial that ca
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAY 14, 2016
Videos
The egg shell in vinegar experiment demonstrates how calcium carbonate reacts with acetic acid. About 95 percent of an e
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAY 05, 2016
Cardiology
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (DCM) share some qualities in their tissue makeup and in th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
Whether spontaneous or due to genetic predisposition, occurrence of pulmonary hypertension is very detrimental to heart
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
The development of dangerous coronary artery calcification shares a common pathway with bone formation, and so heart con
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 20, 2016
Health & Medicine
For atherosclerosis patients who experience a wide range of side effects to cholesterol-lowering drugs, an alternate opt
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 08, 2016
Cancer
Here’s another reason to listen to your mom’s advice to drink milk and play outside: scientists at the UC Sa
...
APR 05, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A recent study found that treating osteoporosis brought on by hyperparathyroidism with conventional drugs could actually
...
MAR 30, 2016
Earth & The Environment
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Humans often take the blame for climate change, but new research examines another force at work
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 13, 2016
Cardiology
The healthy, beneficial bacteria that live in the human gut break down choline and produce a compound called TMAO while
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 13, 2016
Videos
Every organism we know of requires water to survive, so it's hard to think of something as valuable as water as potentia
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
FEB 28, 2016
Plants & Animals
Researchers from John Hopkins University have recently spent their time studying a very strange type of sea snail that a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 28, 2016
Microbiology
Microbes are everywhere - even on priceless works of art. A number of researchers think microbes are to blame for
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 12, 2016
Immunology
Vitamin D is an essential micronutrient that must be obtained from the environment; the body does not make it on its own
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 09, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists have found traces of life in mantle rocks in core samples taken from the seabed near the famous Lost City hyd
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)