Cognitive decline is a normal part of aging, but not everyone declines at the same rate. A new study investigates the relationship between cognitive performance and levels of magnesium and calcium in ...

Identifying the areas of our diets that could use a little extra attention is a tricky business. Take calcium deficiency, for example: Though calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body, and a ...

To help prevent preeclampsia and preterm birth - common complications in pregnancy that can be fatal to women and newborns - low-dose calcium supplementation (equivalent to one 500-milligram pill per ...

Learn how diet affects calcium oxalate kidney stone risk, including hydration, calcium intake, sodium limits, and ...

Vitamin D deficiency, rampant in India at 70–90% of the population, adds another layer of trouble by curbing calcium ...

Here in the northern hemisphere, winter famously contributes to widespread vitamin D deficiency as sunlight exposure decreases. The trend is “very marked in clinical practice," Mary Gover, MD, an ...

If you are looking for an alternative to milk to get enough calcium to keep your bones healthy, these foods can help you meet ...

In a recent study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, a group of researchers assessed the noninferiority of a 500-mg daily dose of calcium supplementation compared to a 1500-mg dose in ...

Tohoku University researchers have managed to develop a prototype calcium metal battery. The battery is capacable of 500 cycles of repeated charge-discharge. Calcium is widely available and ...