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Measuring Women's Risk of Osteoporosis
October 19, 2012 — For women of mixed racial or ethnic backgrounds, a new method for measuring bone health may improve the odds of correctly diagnosing their risk of osteoporosis and bone ... > full story -
No Survival Advantage With Peripheral Blood Stem Cells Versus Bone Marrow, Study Suggests
October 19, 2012 — Medical researchers conducted a two-year clinical trial comparing two-year survival probabilities for patients transplanted with peripheral blood stem cells or bone marrow stem cells from unrelated ... > full story -
Protein Could Be Key for Drugs That Promote Bone Growth
October 15, 2012 — Researchers have developed a mouse that errs on the side of making bone rather than fat, which could eventually lead to better drugs to treat inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid ... > full story -
Vitamin C Prevents Bone Loss in Animal Models
October 9, 2012 — Researchers have shown for the first time in an animal model that vitamin C actively protects against osteoporosis, a disease affecting large numbers of elderly women and men in which bones become ... > full story -
Secondary Osteoporosis: More Than What Meets the Eye!
October 9, 2012 — A new study has revealed that considering all osteoporotic patients as having simple osteoporosis and treating all of them alike by putting them on potent long term medication without finding out the ... > full story -
Computerized Osteoporosis Detection
October 1, 2012 — A computerized approach to examining patient bone X-rays for diagnosis of osteoporosis could side-step the subjectivity associated with visual examination, according to a new ... > full story -
Bone Marrow Holds Secrets for Treating Colitis and Crohn's
September 24, 2012 — Researchers have unlocked secrets in bone marrow that could lead to improved treatments for colitis and Crohn's disease. The results show that the havoc inflammatory bowel diseases wreaks on the ... > full story -
Toward a Better Material for Hip Replacement and Other Joint Implants
September 19, 2012 — In an advance toward a new generation of improved hip and other joint replacements, scientists are describing development of a potential implant material that flexes more like natural bone, fosters ... > full story -
Lack of Sleep Affects Bone Health and Bone Marrow Activity
September 18, 2012 — Scientists specializing in neurology, cell biology, neurobiology and anatomy have discovered abnormalities in bone and bone marrow in rats undergoing chronic lack of sleep. They discovered ... > full story -
New Gene Offers Hope for Preventive Medicine Against Fractures
September 18, 2012 — An international study has identified a special gene that regulates bone density and bone strength. The gene can be used as a risk marker for fractures and opens up opportunities for preventive ... > full story
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