Calcium carbonate can help treat low blood calcium levels and conditions like osteoporosis. As an antacid, calcium carbonate neutralizes stomach acid to relieve heartburn. Calcium carbonate is ...

For over a decade, Ruth has written for multiple outlets providing patient education, including Health. She has written for health student education companies, collaborating on an anatomy textbook ...

Calcium signalling is activated by calcium ions that are released from intracellular stores, or enter the cell via plasma membrane ion channels. Calcium is an important second messenger that regulates ...

Recent work has shown that acidocalcisomes, which are electron-dense acidic organelles rich in calcium and polyphosphate, are the only organelles that have been conserved during evolution from ...