Researchers find calcium outshines chromium in the catalytic production of ammonia. Working together, a humble trio of calcium atoms have defied expectations to break apart one of the strongest ...

Mitochondria - the energy-generating powerhouses of cells - are also a site for oxidative stress and cellular calcium regulation. The latter two functions have long been suspected of being linked ...

Researchers can now describe one of the missing triggers that controls calcium inside cells, a process important for muscle contraction, nerve-cell transmission, insulin release and other essential ...

Scientists have long thought that calcium transport into mitochondria is a key signal linking cardiac workload, or how hard the heart pumps, with energy production. Now, in a major breakthrough, ...

For 30 years, mysterious clusters of proteins found on the cell body of neurons in the hippocampus, a part of the brain, both intrigued and baffled James Trimmer. Now, the distinguished professor of ...

Protein is becoming a bigger part of the bone-health conversation, but it works alongside calcium rather than replacing ...

Calcium plays a major role in our bodies, strengthening bones and teeth, but this bone-building mineral is also significant in other areas of our health, including weight management and warding off ...

Grove snails produce five distinct mucus types for varied purposes. Calcium and protein levels significantly alter mucus ...

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Scientists have long thought that calcium transport into mitochondria - the powerhouses of cells - is a key signal linking cardiac workload, or how hard the heart pumps, with energy production.