Water fluoridation was introduced in the mid-20th century and is now a cornerstone of public-health policy in many countries, ...

Where would carbon-based life be without carbon? There are 118 known chemical elements, but carbon is the fourth most ...

A new role of calcium in the development of muscles has been reported by two RIKEN biologists.

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have reported on the structure and light energy transfer efficiency of a protein ...

Researchers at Periyar University, Salem, have patented technologies to produce hydroxyapatite from eggshells. This mineral can be used for bone grafts, coatings for dental and orthopaedic implants, ...

Skimmed milk has a little more calcium than semi-skimmed, which in turn has a little more calcium than whole milk. The reason is simply that as the fat is removed, the watery proportion of the ...