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Simple Ultrasound Exam May Predict Osteoporosis Risk
June 24, 2008 — An ultrasound exam of the heel may be able to predict if a woman is at heightened risk for fractures due to osteoporosis, according to a new multicenter ... > full story -
Aging And Bone Mineral Density
June 16, 2008 — Older women and men experience increasing rates of hip fracture because of the age-related acceleration in bone loss. Researchers studied a large cohort of Canadians and found that antiresorptive ... > full story -
How To Lose Weight Without Losing Bone
June 5, 2008 — A higher-protein diet that emphasizes lean meats and low-fat dairy foods as sources of protein and calcium can mean weight loss without bone loss -- and the evidence is in bone scans taken throughout ... > full story -
New Type Of Glass Can Dissolve And Release Calcium Into The Body
June 5, 2008 — British scientists are developing a new type of glass that can dissolve and release calcium into the body. This will enable patients to regrow bones and could signal a move away from bone ... > full story -
Revision Of Osteoporosis Guidelines Completed
June 5, 2008 — The National Osteoporosis Foundation Clinician's Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis has been revised. The new Clinician's Guide incorporates the World Health Organization absolute ... > full story -
Vitamin D Insufficiency May Be Present In Pediatric Patients With Low Bone Density
June 2, 2008 — Vitamin D insufficiency is common in adults and is emerging in the world of pediatrics. A mild degree of vitamin D deficiency, also known as vitamin D insufficiency, causes rickets in children and ... > full story -
Potential Therapy Discovered For Hypophosphatasia, A Congenital Form Of Rickets
May 30, 2008 — Researchers have demonstrated in mice the first successful use of enzyme replacement therapy to prevent hypophosphatasia, a primary skeletal disease of genetic origin. This discovery lays the ... > full story -
Bone Repair Using Patient's Stem Cells Comes Closer
May 26, 2008 — Enzyme induces adult stem cells to grow bone. Until now it has been difficult to induce adult human stem cells to produce bone, e.g. in order to repair bone tissue. Researchers have just shown that ... > full story -
HIV Patients Suffer More From Osteoporosis
May 25, 2008 — Following the introduction of HAART (Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy), the survival and quality of life for people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) have increased in the ... > full story -
Bone Drug Could Help Prevent The Spread Of Breast Cancer
May 16, 2008 — Maintaining bone density could be a key to decreasing the spread of cancer in women with locally advanced breast cancer, according to new research. Bones are common sites for the spread, or ... > full story
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