Calcium ions are essential for cells, but can be toxic in higher concentrations. A team of researchers has now designed and prepared a combination drug that kills tumor cells by modulating the calcium ...

Many drugs on the market work in mysterious ways. Scientists still don’t know how aspirin works. They still don’t know how Prozac works, or any of the antipsychotics. But how a drug works is not ...

Researchers have identified a previously unknown mechanism by which the kidney precisely controls calcium excretion. The ...

Most calcium sources naturally contain lead. That may explain why two studies of calcium supplements last year found many brands to be laced with lead. The findings fueled concern about the potential ...

Using optogenetics, researchers have detected a new acid sensor in plant cells that is addressing a cell-internal calcium store. When plants are infected by pathogens, suffer from a lack of water or ...

Medically reviewed by Patricia Mikula, PharmD Key Takeaways Calcium and vitamin D work best together because vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium for stronger bones.Many adults can meet calcium ...

A new study led by researchers at the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Institute of Science Tokyo has uncovered a surprising role for calcium in shaping life’s earliest molecular structures.

You’ve probably seen the, “Got milk?” commercials featuring celebrities with milk mustaches, which advertise the nutritional benefit of drinking calcium-rich milk. Your body needs calcium to maintain ...

A mechanism which enables infants to absorb large amounts of calcium has been identified in mice by a group of researchers at the University of Alberta. The findings are published in the journal ...

A research from South Korea suggests that in older people, higher dietary calcium intake may lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, but not of stroke and fracture. Older women, take note! You can ...