Calcium Current Affairs, GK & News

Improving Iron Absorption from Grains

April 19, 2022

The consumption of Millets is being promoted in India as these grains are good for the people. They have rich iron content and are also high in zinc, calcium, potassium, magnesium, dietary fibre, and other important vitamins like riboflavin, thiamine, niacin, and folic acid. Therefore, millets are a great solution for increasing dietary iron density ..

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Starch-Based “Hemostat” developed at Institute of Nano Science to stop blood loss

March 18, 2020

Scientists at the INST (Institute of Nano Science and Technology), that operates under the Department of Science & Technology, have developed starch based ‘Hemostat’. Starch Based Hemostat The starch-based ‘hemostat’ are developed to stop rapid blood loss during accidents, as it physically absorbs excess fluid and concentrates the natural clotting factors in blood. The product possesses increased ..

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Cause of Death in Cardiac Arrest

March 6, 2020

Scientists have identified a protein, integrin β1D, the loss of which is found to have a link to sudden death by cardiac arrest.  Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy or ARVC is a genetic disease that causes arrhythmias (a condition in which the heart beat is irregular). It is a rare condition that causes ..

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Amul Camel Milk launched in Gujarat

January 25, 2019

The Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Limited (GCMMF) has launched Amul Camel Milk in selected markets of Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad and Kutch in Gujarat. Benefits of Camel Milk The camel milk offers a wide range of benefits such as: Camel milk assists healthy bacteria growth in the gut making it easy to digest and it also ..

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