16-03-26 Routine mammography--widely recommended for breast cancer screening--may also be a useful tool to identify women at risk for heart disease, potentially allowing for earlier intervention, according to a study scheduled for presentation at the America...

14-10-30 A common protein plays a different role than previously thought in the opening and closing of channels that let ions flow in and out of our cells, researchers at Johns Hopkins report. Those channels are critical to life, as having the right concentr...

14-08-25 Everyone's heard of the birds and the bees. But that old expression leaves out the flowers that are being fertilized. The fertilization process for flowering plants is particularly complex and requires extensive communication between the male and fe...

13-09-25 While calcium supplements noticeably improved bone health in post-menopausal women, vitamin D supplements did not reduce bone turnover, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology...

13-09-21 Calcium can do much more than strengthen bones. The mineral is a critical nutrient for healthy tree growth, and new research shows that adding it to the soil helps reverse the decades-long decline of forests ailing（生病，苦恼） from the effects of...

12-05-24 Calcium supplements might increase the risk of having a heart attack, and should be taken with caution, concludes research published in the online issue of the journal Heart. Furthermore, boosting overall calcium intake from dietary sources confers...

11-09-19 A study by epidemiologists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and colleagues suggests that a high intake of calcium（钙 ） causes prostate cancer among African-American men who are genetically good absorbers of the mineral. High dietary intake of...

10-08-02 A broad range of scientific research has demonstrated that an adequate intake（摄取） of calcium plays an important role in building and maintaining optimum（最适宜的） bone mass, and a recent meta-analysis published online in the British Medical Jo...

10-07-28 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine researchers have described a previously unknown biological mechanism in cells that prevents them from cannibalizing（装配） themselves for fuel. The mechanism involves the fuel used by cells under normal...

10-03-13 Increasing calcium intake（摄入） is a common--yet not always successful--strategy for reducing bone fractures（骨折） . But a study supported in part by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) underscores（强调） the importance of vitamin D and its...