Calling herself “one of us old ladies,” Mildred Seelig said she has a bone to pick with osteoporosis researchers who endorse increased calcium in the diet to fight the degenerative skeletal condition.

This post is the third in a three-part series on how living creatures use the elements of the periodic table. Read earlier posts here and here, and learn more about the elements on NOVA's two-hour ...

Calcium (Ca) is one of the most abundant elements on the earth and it is easily accessible and is very cheap. In comparison with transition-metal elements, Ca is biocompatible and environment-friendly ...

They contain important minerals like calcium and magnesium, essential amino acids and unsaturated fatty acids. Brazil nuts ...

A team has succeeded in computing how atomic nuclei of the Calcium element behave in collisions with electrons. Results agree very well with available experimental data. For the first time, a ...

Calcium carbonate is a common supplement for people with low calcium levels. It’s also useful as an antacid to manage uncomfortable digestive symptoms. Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is a compound used as ...

Nuclear calcium is an important mediator of activity-dependent gene expression in the nervous system. It serves as a signalling end point in synapse-to-nucleus communication and activates gene ...

Calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) is a type of calcium supplement used to treat low blood calcium levels and calcium-related conditions such as osteoporosis (weak and brittle bones). As an antacid, it can ...

There are basically two ways to look at the economy – macro-economically and micro-economically. The BBC has taken that one step further – they’re looking at the economy micro-scopically, if you will.