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Identifying Osteoporosis In Men With Prostate Cancer
April 10, 2007 — Measuring a man's daily calcium intake is an effective way of identifying prostate cancer patients with a higher than average risk of osteoporosis, according to a recent ... > full story -
Scientists Identify A Candidate Gene For Osteoporosis
March 29, 2007 — Researchers report the identification of a gene that may play a role in susceptibility to osteoporosis -- the crippling disease that leads to bone fractures, especially of the hip and spine. The ... > full story -
DNA Layer Reduces Risk Of Reserve Parts Being Rejected
March 26, 2007 — Dutch researchers Jeroen van den Beucken and John Jansen have given body implants a DNA layer. This layer ensures a better attachment, more rapid recovery of the surrounding tissue and less immune ... > full story -
How Estrogen Protects Bones
March 23, 2007 — Researchers at the University at Buffalo have described a novel pathway by which estradiol, the primary estrogen in humans, aids in maintaining bone density, a function critical to avoiding ... > full story -
Using Dental X-Rays To Detect Osteoporosis
March 22, 2007 — Researchers in the Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam have created a unique way of identifying patients at risk of osteoporosis by using ordinary dental ... > full story -
Drug Helps Prevent Hip Fractures In Parkinson Disease
March 19, 2007 — A drug used to strengthen bone has been found to help reduce the high incidence of hip fractures among people with Parkinson disease, according to a study published in Neurology, the scientific ... > full story -
How Long Does It Take To Rebuild Bone Lost During Space Flight?
March 15, 2007 — Are bigger bones stronger bones? Not necessarily, according to a recent NASA study that seeks to ensure healthy bones in astronauts. A four-year study of the long-term effects of microgravity on the ... > full story -
Printing Better Bones: First Step Toward Revolutionary Change In Bone-Grafting Technology
March 9, 2007 — Using a modified ink-jet printer, a McGill University researcher is producing three-dimensional bioceramic "bones" that could one day change the way reconstructive surgery is ... > full story -
'Bone Quality' Is An Empty Term, Say Researchers
March 5, 2007 — The idea of "bone quality" is now widely used by physicians to predict which patients are at risk of fractures, but the idea has "major conceptual flaws" argues a team of researchers from Tampere, ... > full story -
Researchers Discover Protein That Appears To Regulate Bone Mass Loss, The Cause Of Osteoporosis
March 5, 2007 — An estimated ten million Americans suffer from osteoporosis, and another 34 million Americans are at risk of developing the disease. The basic mechanism behind osteoporosis involves an imbalance ... > full story
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