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Treatment Gap Leaves Many Older Adults at Unnecessary Risk of Fracture
June 16, 2011 Only a minority of European high-risk patients are receiving treatment to prevent fractures -- contrary to the recommendations of most national osteoporosis guidelines and despite continued advances ... > full story -
Healing Times for Dental Implants Could Be Cut
June 14, 2011 The technology used to replace lost teeth with titanium dental implants could be improved. By studying the surface structure of dental implants not only at micro level but also at nano level, ... > full story -
Towards a More Efficient Therapy for a Specific Form of Leukemia
June 14, 2011 Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a particular form of leukemia or cancer of the bone marrow, which can be treated with targeted imatinib. However, in some cases this medicine has no effect. ... > full story -
Citrate Key in Bone's Nanostructure
June 8, 2011 Scientists have identified the composition that gives bone its outstanding properties and the important role citrate plays, work that may help science better understand and treat or prevent bone ... > full story -
Connection Discovered Between the Nervous System and the Vascular System
June 8, 2011 Scientists have shown for the first time that a key molecule of the vascular system directs axons during the formation of neural circuits. This connection between the nervous system and the vascular ... > full story -
Bone Cancer, from the Lab to the Clinic
June 7, 2011 A new study into osteosarcoma -- cancer of the bone -- will use advances in genomic research to identify new genes that give rise to the cancer and to create personalized blood tests for children and ... > full story -
Drug Shows Promise in Prostate Cancer Spread to Bone
June 7, 2011 A new drug to treat prostate cancer shows early promise, particularly against tumors that have spread to the bone, a multi-site study ... > full story -
Breakthrough Method of Stem Cell Expansion
June 7, 2011 Researchers have discovered a laboratory method to expand adult hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) using the SALL4 gene. They have used this method to produce a more than 10,000-fold increase in HSCs ... > full story -
New Approaches Open Up in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Failure in Nerve-Fiber Navigation Corrected in Zebrafish Model
June 6, 2011 Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is the leading genetic cause of death in children under 2, with no treatment other than supportive care. In a new study, researchers show how loss or mutation of the SMA ... > full story -
Yearly Zoledronic Acid at Lower-Than-Standard Doses Increases Bone Density, Study Finds
June 6, 2011 A lower dose of zoledronic acid than currently recommended for prevention of bone fractures due to osteoporosis decreases bone resorption and increases bone density, and may be effective in reducing ... > full story
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