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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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SEP 14, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Scientists from Harvard have devised a technique that allows them to slow down a polyatomic molecule using a laser. This
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 06, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Warm water pelagic snails don’t get much attention, but they certainly should. The snails move between ocean surfa
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 25, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Do commonly prescribed blood pressure medications increase the risk of depression? The answer is No—according to a
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 02, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
We're often exposed to irritants as mild as garlic or horseradish and as serious as smoke, which trigger a protective re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 26, 2020
Cancer
A study published in Nutrients earlier this summer points toward diet as a key risk factor for prostate cancer
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 13, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research reported in the journal Nature Geoscience provides a recommendation for how to combat ocean acidification i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 07, 2020
Cardiology
New research begins to reveal how disrupted sleep leads to the fatty arterial plaque buildup known as atherosclerosis th
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 28, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Commonly known to come from the cannabis plant or hemp, cannabidiol (CBD) can also be found in a range of other plants.
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 28, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Urine contains an abundance of dissolved salts and minerals such as calcium and uric acid. These can form crystal
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 12, 2020
Neuroscience
Humans and prairie voles are among the 3- 5% of mammalian species that are monogamous. Now, a study looking at prairie v
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 01, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers were once concerned that blood pressure medications may increase the risk of infection, or make an infection
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
It may one day be possible to treat hormone-related diseases using this method.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 23, 2020
Cardiology
Exploring Arterial Smooth Muscle Kv7 Potassium Channel Function using Patch Clamp Electrophysiology and Pressure Myograp
...
Written By:
Lawrence Renna
APR 17, 2020
Cardiology
In the US alone, approximately 182,000 heart valve replacements are performed every year. Now, researchers from McGill U
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 02, 2020
Cancer
Thyroid cancer is the most common of the endocrine cancers, with papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs) being the mo
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAR 22, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our bodies run on electricity. Neurons send rapidly fired electrical signals through the brain and limbs constantly, ena
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Studies on rats revealed that two existing drugs can boost repair machinery by triggering the release of bone marrow ste
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 18, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
You can have too much of a good thing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
When it comes to foods with a controversial reputation, milk isn't your usual suspect. First and foremost, we humans
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 20, 2020
Microbiology
Concrete is the second most widely consumed resource on the planet (after water), and it has a massive carbon footprint.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Research carried out by the University of Minnesota Medical School indicates a new drug target for treating a drug addic
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
During evolution, the size of the human brain increased significantly compared to other primates.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A century’s worth of microscopic shells has revealed that ocean acidification is occurring in California waters at
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 17, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
A group of organic chemists at California Institute of Technology has come up with a synthesis method to produce a natur
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan