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How does estrogen protect bones? Unraveling a pathway to menopausal bone loss
Women who have reached menopause are at a greater risk of developing osteoporosis, which can lead to bone fractures and long-term impairment of mobility. Studies have suggested...
36 minutes ago - ScienceDaily
10 Risk Factors for Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by the progressive thinning and weakening of bone, which is represented clinically by the loss of bone mass and density. The word...
7 hours ago - Active Beat
Knowing causative genes of osteoporosis may open door to more effective treatments
Scientists have harnessed powerful data analysis tools and three-dimensional studies of genomic geography to implicate new risk genes for osteoporosis, the chronic...
11 hours ago - News Medical
Research implicates causative genes in osteoporosis, suggesting new targets for future therapy
Scientists have harnessed powerful data analysis tools and three-dimensional studies of genomic geography to implicate new risk genes for osteoporosis, the chronic...
17 hours ago - ScienceDaily - 2 articles
Review: Majority of osteoporosis clinical practice guidelines ignore patients' voices
Patients' voices are ignored all too often in osteoporosis clinical practice guidelines, say researchers, who reviewed 70 English-language guidelines around the world and found...
2 days ago - News Medical
5 Natural steps you can take today to reduce excessive bone loss
Bone health diminishes as you age. However, when the body loses too much bone, makes too little bone, or both, a bone disease called osteoporosis occurs. This disease weakens...
7 days ago - Natural News
Dietary Patterns in Relation to Low Bone Mineral Density and Fracture Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
ABSTRACTLow bone mineral density and osteoporosis-related fractures constitute a considerable public health burden. Several studies have demonstrated the association between...
7 days ago - Nutrition - 3 articles
Osteoporosis Missed Despite 'Red Flag' of Spinal Fracture
In the year after an ER visit for a spinal compression fracture, "recognition and treatment of osteoporosis...remained dismal," researchers report. Medscape Medical News
8 days ago - Medscape
CT Scan before Spine Fusion Finds Undiagnosed Osteoporosis
CT scan helps to find low bone density beforehand which affects patient treatment plan before, during and after spine surgery.
9 days ago - Medindia Health
CT scan of the lumbar spine prior to surgery reveals undiagnosed osteoporosis in many patients
For patients contemplating spinal fusion surgery to alleviate pain, bone health is an important consideration. If a patient is found to have low bone density prior to surgery...
9 days ago - News Medical
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10 Risk Factors for Osteoporosis
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