The kidney plays a pivotal role in regulating calcium levels within the body. Approximately 98% of the filtered calcium is reabsorbed in the nephron, and this process is tightly controlled to maintain ...

A research team led by City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), in collaboration with the University of Zurich, has uncovered ...

Calmodulin is a highly versatile protein that regulates intracellular calcium homeostasis and is involved in a variety of cellular functions including cardiac excitability, synaptic plasticity and ...

Farmington, CT - A study comparing 2 commercially available calcium supplements used for osteoporosis found that the effects of calcium citrate on bone markers of resorption were greater than those ...

The narrative around bone health has long been dominated by a singular focus: calcium consumption. Yet despite widespread calcium supplementation, osteoporotic fractures affect approximately one in ...

IN the past few years an increasing interest has developed in the determination of urinary hydroxyproline as an index of the metabolism and turnover of collagen. Recent experimental 1,2 and clinical ...

The gene KCTD1 directs production of a protein that functions in the kidney to maintain a normal balance of magnesium and calcium in blood. Loss of KCTD1 impairs the ability of the kidney to properly ...

Calcium plays key roles in cellular signaling, proliferation and death. Previous studies exploring the relationship between dietary calcium intake and colorectal cancer have had contradictory results, ...