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Calcium and Vitamin D Help Hormones Help Bones
June 26, 2013 Should women take calcium and vitamin D supplements after menopause for bone health? Recommendations conflict, and opinions are strong. But now, an analysis from the major Women's Health Initiative ... > full story -
Technique to Promote Nerve Regeneration After Spinal Cord Injury Restores Bladder Function in Rats
June 25, 2013 Using a novel technique to promote the regeneration of nerve cells across the site of severe spinal cord injury, researchers have restored bladder function in paralyzed adult rats, according to a new ... > full story -
Evolution of an Outbreak: Complications from Contaminated Steroid Injections
June 19, 2013 Magnetic resonance imaging at the site of injection of a contaminated lot of a steroid drug to treat symptoms such as back pain resulted in earlier identification of patients with probable or ... > full story -
A New Model -- And Possible Treatment -- For Staph Bone Infections
June 19, 2013 Osteomyelitis -- a debilitating bone infection most frequently caused by Staphylococcus aureus ("staph") bacteria – is particularly challenging to treat. Now, investigators have identified a ... > full story -
Timing of Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation May Affect How Bone Adapts to Exercise
June 18, 2013 Taking calcium and vitamin D before exercise may influence how bones adapt to exercise, according to a new ... > full story -
Excessive Salt Consumption Appears to Be Bad for Your Bones
June 17, 2013 A high-salt diet raises a woman’s risk of breaking a bone after menopause, no matter what her bone density is, according to a new ... > full story -
Whole Body Vibration Therapy Increases Bone Strength
June 17, 2013 A treatment known as whole body vibration therapy significantly increases bone strength among adolescents with cerebral palsy, a new clinical trial from New Zealand ... > full story -
Insulin Resistance Linked to Weaker Bones
June 17, 2013 Reduced effectiveness of the hormone insulin, or insulin resistance, is associated with weakened bones, a clinical study ... > full story -
Fingernails Reveal Clues to Limb Regeneration
June 12, 2013 Mammals possess the remarkable ability to regenerate a lost fingertip, including the nail, nerves and even bone. In humans, an amputated fingertip can sprout back in as little as two months, a ... > full story -
Bacterium That Causes Gum Disease Packs a One-Two Punch to the Jaw
June 11, 2013 The newly discovered bacterium that causes gum disease delivers a one-two punch by also triggering normally protective proteins in the mouth to actually destroy more ... > full story
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