News tagged with bone mass
Related topics: bone , osteoporosis , bone density
Where have all the dodos gone?
Biology professor Beth Shapiro is one part laboratory scientist and one part Indiana Jones style adventurer, traveling to remote locations to find fossilized bones and eggshells of ancient animals and extract ...
Jun 16, 2011 |
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Osteoblasts are bone idle without Frizzled-9
New research shows that the Wnt receptor Frizzled-9 (Fzd9) promotes bone formation, providing a potential new target for the treatment of osteoporosis. The study appears online on March 14 in The Journal of ...
Mar 14, 2011 |
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Researcher sends message to postmenopausal women: 'Increase yearly dental checkups'
Postmenopausal women have a new health message to hear. Two annual dental checkups aren't enough. Older women need more, according to research findings from the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine ...
Mar 10, 2011 |
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Some overweight adolescents may be at risk for weak bones
Overweight adolescents already struggling with risk factors such as insulin resistance may need to add weak bones to their list of health concerns, researchers report.
Mar 04, 2011 |
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Research leads to improved calcium supplement derived from crustacean shells
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have developed a unique technology that stabilizes an otherwise unstable form of calcium carbonate. This mineral form provides significantly higher biological ...
Feb 18, 2011 |
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Skeleton regulates male fertility
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have discovered that the skeleton acts as a regulator of fertility in male mice through a hormone released by bone, known as osteocalcin.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 17, 2011 |
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Natural occurring protein leaves clues for osteoporosis
A naturally occurring protein may hold the key to treatments for osteoporosis, University of Sydney researchers have reported in this month's Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, the official journal of the American Soc ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Belly fat puts women at risk for osteoporosis
For years, it was believed that obese women were at lower risk for developing osteoporosis, and that excess body fat actually protected against bone loss. However, a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological ...
Nov 30, 2010 |
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T. rex's big tail was its key to speed and hunting prowess
Tyrannosaurus rex was far from a plodding Cretaceous era scavenger whose long tail only served to counterbalance the up-front weight of its freakishly big head.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 15, 2010 |
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New research holds promise for development of new osteoporosis drug
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered a group of substances in the body that play a key role in controlling bone density, and on this basis they have begun development of a drug for prevention ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Exercise associated with lower rate of fractures in elderly women
Home-based exercises followed by voluntary home training seem to be associated with long-term effects on balance and gait (manner of walking), and may help protect high-risk, elderly women from hip fractures, according to ...
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Controlling bone formation to prevent osteoporosis
Aging disrupts the balance between bone formation and bone destruction, resulting in osteoporosis, which is characterized by reduced bone mass and increased risk of fracture. Recent data have suggested that this imbalance ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Low bone mineral density common in children and teenagers with inflammatory bowel disease
A thesis from the University of Gothenburg (Sweden) is the first in Scandinavia to study the occurrence of low bone mineral density in children and teenagers with inflammatory bowel disease. Half of the patients in the study ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 23, 2010 |
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Diabetes risk in children increases risk for weak bones
Children at risk for diabetes before they reach puberty also appear to be at risk for weak bones, Medical College of Georgia researchers report.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 16, 2010 |
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Drugs used to treat osteoporosis not linked with higher risk of esophageal cancer
Although some reports have suggested a link between the use of oral bisphosphonates (drugs that prevent the loss of bone mass) and esophageal cancer, analysis of medical data from more than 80,000 patients in the United Kingdom ...
Aug 10, 2010 |
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