News tagged with bone metabolism

Hypertension and diabetes are concern in long-term care of liver transplant patients

A recent study by researchers from the University of Colorado looked at post-transplant care to determine whether primary care physicians (PCPs) or hepatologists are better suited to manage the overall health care of patients ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New evidence that green tea may help improve bone health

Researchers in Hong Kong are reporting new evidence that green tea — one of the most popular beverages consumed worldwide and now available as a dietary supplement — may help improve bone health. They found ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Obesity surgery thins bones, but enough to break?

(AP) -- It isn't just the thunder thighs that shrink after obesity surgery. Melting fat somehow thins bones, too. Doctors don't yet know how likely patients' bones are to thin enough to break in the years after surgery. ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mutant rats offer clues to medical mystery

A research project at Rice University has brought scientists to the brink of comprehending a long-standing medical mystery that may link cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and perhaps even Alzheimer's disease.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0