News tagged with bone resorption

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 ...

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

Timing is everything in combination therapy for osteoporosis

The adult human skeleton undergoes constant remodeling, with new bone forming at sites that have been broken down by a precise process called resorption. During remodeling, skeletal stem cells are recruited to resorption ...

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created Nov 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breakdown of bone keeps blood sugar in check, new study finds

Researchers led by Columbia University Medical Center have discovered that the skeleton plays an important role in regulating blood sugar and have further illuminated how bone controls this process. The finding, ...

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created Jul 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

University of Pittsburgh researchers launching trial of new osteoporosis drug

Endocrinologists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC are launching a human trial of a new drug that their research indicates holds great promise for building bones weakened by osteoporosis.

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created Jan 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New function for the protein Bcl-xL: It prevents bone breakdown

In blood cells, the protein Bcl-xL has a well-characterized role in preventing cell death by a process known as apoptosis. However, its function(s) in osteoclasts, cells that slowly breakdown bone (a process known as resorption), ...

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created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers identify protein involved in causing gum disease, osteoporosis, arthritis

Investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery, collaborating with researchers from other institutions, have contributed to the discovery that a gene called interferon regulator factor-8 (IRF-8) is involved in the development ...

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created Aug 30, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Study reveals bone coupling factor key to skeletal health (w/ Video)

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have discovered a molecular coupling factor that helps bones grow and remodel themselves to stay strong, a finding that could lead to better bone-building therapies ...

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created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers unravel key mechanism in pathogenesis of osteoporosis

Osteoporosis, or bone loss, is a disease that is most common in the elderly population, affecting women more often than men. Until now, it was not clear exactly how the disease develops. Researchers of the Max Delbrück Center ...

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created May 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0