News tagged with bone mineral

Water treatments alone not enough to combat fluorosis in Ethiopia

Increased intake of dietary calcium may be key to addressing widespread dental health problems faced by millions of rural residents in Ethiopia's remote, poverty-stricken Main Rift Valley, according to a new Duke University-led ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Research team finds evidence of red ochre use by Neanderthals 200,000 years ago

(PhysOrg.com) -- Until recently, archeologists have thought of Neanderthals, an early relative of humans, as thick, slow thinking and likely uncreative. Now, new evidence dispels part of that image. Archeologists ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 7 | with audio podcast report

Glass sponges inspire: Hybrid material made of collagen fibers and silica as possible substrate for bone tissue culture

(PhysOrg.com) -- As well as organic structures, mineral structures also play an important role in living organisms. You don’t even have to go as far as seashells or the artful silica scaffolds of diatoms; ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Can cell phone exposure cause bone weakening?

Electromagnetic radiation from cellular phones may adversely affect bone strength, suggests a study in the March Journal of Craniofacial Surgery.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 27, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 5

Research suggests HIV-infected patients at higher risk for bone fractures

Low bone mineral density in HIV-infected patients is common and raises concerns about increased risks of fracture. Although there have been several studies regarding bone mineral density, there have been few data on rates ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Mar 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Use of nitrates may increase bone strength

Preliminary research indicates that use of nitroglycerin ointment among postmenopausal women for 2 years was associated with a modest increase in bone mineral density and decrease in bone resorption (loss), according to a ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 18, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Painful hip fractures strike breast cancer survivors

A hip fracture is not common in a 54-year-old woman, unless she is a 54-year-old breast cancer survivor, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. Researchers found that a combination of early menopause due to breast ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breastfeeding -- added protection for cancer survivors?

Women who have survived childhood cancer should be advised to breastfeed if they can, in order to offset some of the negative health effects of their earlier cancer treatment. According to Susan Ogg and colleagues ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Standardized protocols would greatly enhance clinical and research potential of BTMs

An expert working group of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) has released a new position paper which reviews the evidence ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Elderly can blame fractures and falls on low sodium

Older adults with even mildly decreased levels of sodium in the blood (hyponatremia) experience increased rates of fractures and falls, according to a study presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 43rd Annual Meeting ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 20, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Taking a break from osteoporosis drugs can protect bones

Taking time off from certain osteoporosis drugs may be beneficial to bone health, according to a study conducted at Loyola University Health System. Researchers found that bone density remained stable for three years in patients ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 18, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Predicting fracture risk with new imaging technology

A new method for identifying which bones have a high risk of fracture, and for monitoring the effectiveness of new bone-strengthening drugs and techniques, has been developed by scientists at the University ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0