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I read this article with interest. Can you tell me what contributes to these deposits in arteries? Julie WinslettDahlonega, Ga. It’s not ingestion of calcium, at least in people with normal kidney function, says Paolo Raggi of Tulane University in New Orleans. Rather, the condition stems from damage to vessel walls wrought by high blood […]
- Health & Medicine
Coronary calcium may predict death risk
The amount of calcium in the coronary arteries can serve as a risk marker for people who are otherwise without heart disease symptoms.
- Earth
New mantle model gets the water out
A novel notion of geophysical processes taking place deep within our planet may explain why the upper layer of Earth's mantle is relatively depleted of many trace elements.
