News tagged with calcium balance

Research reveals lipids' unexpected role in triggering death of brain cells

The lipid that accumulates in brain cells of individuals with an inherited enzyme disorder also drives the cell death that is a hallmark of the disease, according to new research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fish guts explain marine carbon cycle mystery

Research published today reveals the major influence of fish on maintaining the delicate pH balance of our oceans, vital for the health of coral reefs and other marine life.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 15, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 1




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New technique suggests Medieval Warm Period made it to Antarctica

Scientists have developed a new method of reconstructing past climates that uses the water locked inside crystals in seabed sediment to shed light on the history of the Antarctic.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 32 | with audio podcast

Great Unconformity: Evidence for a geologic trigger of the Cambrian explosion

(Phys.org) -- The oceans teemed with life 600 million years ago, but the simple, soft-bodied creatures would have been hardly recognizable as the ancestors of nearly all animals on Earth today.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (19) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Some corals could survive a more acidic ocean

Corals may be better placed to cope with the gradual acidification of the world's oceans than previously thought – giving rise to hopes that coral reefs might escape climatic devastation.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Villain in disguise: Jupiter's role in impacts on Earth

Jupiter is often credited for shielding Earth from catastrophic asteroid and comet impacts. But new simulations of the influence of gas giant planets in solar systems casts doubt on Jupiter's reputation as ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Molecular celebrations for your taste buds

Not another turkey, caviar or Yule Log! What if the traditional end-of-year feast was left up to scientists? The menu might surprise a few...

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Sea cucumbers: Dissolving coral reefs?

Coral reefs are extremely diverse ecosystems that support enormous biodiversity. But they are at risk. Carbon dioxide emissions are acidifying the ocean, threatening reefs and other marine organisms. New research led by Carnegie's ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Heritage site under attack by flowers

The results of a study conducted by Serbian researchers, in collaboration with the Laboratoire de Dynamique, Interactions et Réactivité, are unequivocal: the Belgrade fortress is not only threatened ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Using air pollution thresholds to protect and restore ecosystem health

Air pollution is changing our environment and undermining many benefits we rely on from wild lands, threatening water purity, food production, and climate stability, according to a team of scientists writing in the 14th edition ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Curry spice could offer treatment hope for tendinitis

(PhysOrg.com) -- A derivative of a common culinary spice found in Indian curries could offer a new treatment hope for sufferers of the painful condition tendinitis, an international team of researchers has shown.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fruit flies on meth: Study explores whole-body effects of toxic drug

A new study in fruit flies offers a broad view of the potent and sometimes devastating molecular events that occur throughout the body as a result of methamphetamine exposure.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 20, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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