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Calcium and vitamin D may not be the only protection against bone loss

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 03, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Diets that are high in protein and cereal grains produce an excess of acid in the body which may increase calcium excretion and weaken bones, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of ...





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Study identifies causes of bone loss in breast cancer survivors

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 19, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Osteoporosis is a growing concern among breast cancer survivors and their doctors, because certain cancer drugs can cause bone loss.


IgM in urine acts as prognostic indicator in diabetes

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A marker of the likely course of diabetic nephropathy (DN) has been found. An 18-year study, published in the open access journal BMC Medicine, has shown that Immunoglobulin M (IgM) is a reliable predictor of cardiovascular compli ...


Calcium -- the secret to honeybees' memory

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Long-term memory formation in honeybees is instigated by a calcium ion cascade. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology have shown that calcium acts as a switch between short- and long-term storage of lea ...


Link between male diabetics with allergies and kidney disease -- nothing to sneeze at

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

For men with type 2 diabetes, a cell type linked to allergic inflammation is closely linked to a key indicator of diabetic kidney disease (nephropathy), suggests a study in the November Clinical Journal of the American So ...


Study finds dairy better for bones than calcium carbonate

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A Purdue University study shows dairy has an advantage over calcium carbonate in promoting bone growth and strength.


Diabetics on high-fiber diets might need extra calcium, report UT Southwestern researchers

Diabetics on high-fiber diets might need extra calcium

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The amount of calcium your body absorbs might depend, in part, on the amount of dietary fiber you consume.


A new understanding of why seizures occur with alcohol withdrawal

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 17, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Epileptic seizures are the most dramatic and prominent aspect of the "alcohol withdrawal syndrome" that occurs when a person abruptly stops a long-term or chronic drinking habit. Researchers have shown that the flow of calcium ...


Study links gastric bypass surgery to increased risk of kidney stones

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 26, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

[B]Procedure associated with kidney stone formation earlier than previously reported[/B] CHICAGO (June 26, 2008) – Morbidly obese patients who undergo a particular type of gastric bypass surgery called Roux-en-Y gastric byp ...


Epilepsy drugs could treat Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers in the USA have discovered a potential new function for anti-epileptic drugs in treating neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. The study, published in BioMed Central's open access ...


Researchers identify missing target for calcium signaling

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created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An international study led by Ohio State University neuroscience researchers describes one of the missing triggers that controls calcium inside cells, a process important for muscle contraction, nerve-cell transmission, insulin ...



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