Posts Tagged ‘calcium’
Daily calcium linked to longer life in women
MCGILL (CAN) — Women who consume 1,000 mg of calcium a day—regardless if consumed in food or supplements—may live longer, new research suggests. Continue…
Thursday, May 23, 2013 10:56 - 4 Comments
Top Stories - May 22, 2013 10:48 - 0 Comments
Parasitic wasps suck calcium out of flies
EMORY (US) — By draining calcium from the blood cells of fruit flies, parasitic wasps are able to switch off the flies’ immune system, new research shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 6, 2013 8:01 - 0 Comments
Without calcium, coral reefs may stop growing
U. QUEENSLAND (AUS) — Many Caribbean coral reefs don’t have enough calcium carbonate and have either stopped growing or are on the threshold of eroding away, new evidence suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 8, 2013 11:22 - 0 Comments
Worm poo reveals key to calcium signaling
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Scientists have found a new way to control calcium signaling, which is critical for heartbeat, the gut, and fertilization, among other functions. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 24, 2012 11:30 - 0 Comments
For strong bones, fill stocking with fruit
U. MICHIGAN (US) — To keep your bones healthy, ask Santa to put an orange in your stocking instead of chocolate or Christmas cookies. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 25, 2012 12:38 - 1 Comment
To slow Parkinson’s, shut out calcium
NORTHWESTERN (US) — A new family of compounds slows the progression of Parkinson’s disease by slamming the door on calcium. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 30, 2012 14:56 - 0 Comments
To hijack neuron, virus halts cell ‘power plant’
PRINCETON (US) — Viruses that attack the nervous system may thrive by disrupting cell function in order to hijack a neuron’s internal transportation network and spread to other cells. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 27, 2012 15:47 - 5 Comments
Calcium may ease extra fluoride’s dental harm
DUKE (US) — Increased dietary calcium may be key to addressing widespread dental health problems faced by millions of people living in a remote region of Ethiopia. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 28, 2012 11:50 - 0 Comments
Live cells offer clues to calcium signaling
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Using live cell imaging, researchers have gotten a clearer view of how mechanical force regulates calcium signaling in the body. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 26, 2012 15:30 - 1 Comment
For smokers, lead linked to kidney cancer
PENN STATE (US) — Higher than normal levels of lead in the blood may double a smoker’s risk of developing kidney cancer, new research shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 2, 2011 10:36 - 5 Comments
Vitamin D: No cure-all for older women
BROWN (US) — Postmenopausal women receive no additional mortality benefit from vitamin D after controlling for health risk factors such as abdominal obesity, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 22, 2011 11:05 - 1 Comment
Calcium raises cancer risk for some men
USC (US) — High calcium intake causes prostate cancer among African-American men who are genetically good absorbers of the mineral, according to new research. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 24, 2011 14:15 - 0 Comments
How embryos escape the chaos monster
PRINCETON (US) — Newly fertilized cells only narrowly avoid degenerating into fatal chaos, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 5, 2011 14:40 - 2 Comments
Diet, not meds, best for osteoporosis
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Increasing dietary calcium and vitamin D or taking supplements should be considered before medication to ward off osteoporosis. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 1, 2010 15:47 - 0 Comments
Rethink dosage of calcium, vitamin D
PENN STATE (US) — The majority of Americans up to age 70 are getting enough vitamin D and calcium, according to a new Institute of Medicine report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 17, 2010 11:34 - 6 Comments
Drug therapy isn’t always the answer
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A daily dose of a cholesterol-lowering statin drug is not always necessary to protect coronary arteries and ward off heart attack or stroke. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 7, 2010 14:31 - 0 Comments
Is calcium carbonate Earth’s secret weapon?
UC DAVIS (US)—Calcium carbonate is the common thread that links sea urchins, limestone, and climate change, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 30, 2010 11:06 - 0 Comments
Shuttle keeps cells from going cannibal
U. PENN (US)—Researchers have described a previously unknown biological mechanism in cells that prevents them from consuming themselves for fuel. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 9, 2010 8:30 - 0 Comments
Soda pops girls’ chances of a healthy diet
PENN STATE (US)—Young girls who drink soda have less healthy diets through adolescence than their peers that don’t, according to a new study. (more…)
