Calcium pills linked to heart attacks
PARIS: Ordinary calcium supplements taken by the elderly to strengthen bones may boost the risk of heart attacks, according to a study released Friday.
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Calcium Connections: Researchers Discover Basic Pathway For Maintaining Cell's Fuel Stores
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine researchers have described a previously unknown biological mechanism in cells that prevents them from cannibalizing themselves for fuel. The mechanism involves the fuel used by cells under normal conditions and relies on an ongoing transfer of calcium between two cell components via an ion channel. Without this transfer, cells start consuming ...
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Calcium connections: Basic pathway for maintaining cell's fuel stores
( University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine ) Investigators have described a previously unknown biological mechanism in cells that prevents them from cannibalizing themselves for fuel. The mechanism involves the fuel used by cells under normal conditions and relies on an ongoing transfer of calcium between two cell components via an ion channel. Without this transfer, cells start consuming ...
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July 22 Baby basics: 6:30-8:30 p.m. July 22, Silver Cross Hospital, 1200 Maple Road, Joliet. A class geared to help parents-to-be and new parents learn about their baby's physical care and health. Cost is $15 per couple. Call 888-660-4325 or visit www.silvercross.org.July 24Super Saturday childbirth: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 24, Morris Hospital, 150 W. High St., Morris ...
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Oceans in Peril: Primed for Mass Extinction?
LiveScience.com - One hundred days ago Thursday, the oil rig Deepwater Horizon began spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico. As profoundly as the leak of millions of barrels of oil is injuring the Gulf ecosystem, it is only one of many threats to the Earth's oceans that, many experts say, could change the makeup of the oceans as we know them and wipe out a large portion of marine life.
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New methods to bring life to dead corals
KUALA TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA - The coral bleaching which had forced the closure of some diving sites could be a blessing in disguise. It could even be a launch pad for research into minimising the effects of global warming, ecosystem management and bio-medical field.
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