Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers study hip fracture probability on women in late life
New University of Minnesota Medical School research evaluates the impact of multimorbidity on the probability of hip fractures.
Jun 28, 2019
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Osteoporosis
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New osteoporosis therapy's dual effects on bone tissue
Sclerostin is a protein produced by osteocytes in the bone that inhibits bone formation. A recent analysis of results from a clinical trial reveals the beneficial effects of romosozumab, an antibody therapy that targets sclerostin, ...
Jun 25, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Could the solution to osteoporosis be in the bile?
Osteoporosis is a degenerative disease where the bone density and quality are reduced. This disease is associated with substantial pain and disability leading to devastating long-term physical and psychological consequences. ...
May 16, 2019
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Cardiology
Many stroke patients not screened for osteoporosis, despite known risks
The majority of stroke survivors are not screened or treated for osteoporosis, broken bones, or fall risk—despite stroke being a risk factor for these conditions. The risk is up to four times greater than in healthy people, ...
Apr 25, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Many postmenopausal women do not receive treatment for osteoporosis
The benefits of treating osteoporosis in postmenopausal women outweigh the perceived risks, according to a Clinical Practice Guideline issued today by the Endocrine Society. The Society introduced the guideline during a news ...
Mar 25, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bisphosphonates increasingly prescribed to the women most likely to benefit
In recent years, women who start taking bisphosphonates (BPs) to treat osteoporosis and prevent fracture have trended from younger to older and from having osteopenia to having osteoporosis, researchers report. The results ...
Mar 23, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
AAOS: supplement use low in patients with osteoporosis, hip fracture
(HealthDay)—Of patients diagnosed with osteoporosis who have a history of hip fracture, only 14 percent are receiving appropriate calcium and vitamin D supplementation, according to a study presented at the annual meeting ...
Mar 15, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CT scan prior to spine fusion finds almost half of patients had undiagnosed osteoporosis
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, it could affect the treatment plan before, during ...
Mar 12, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study reveals disparities in osteoporosis treatment by sex and race/ethnicity
New research indicates that elderly men are significantly undertreated for osteoporosis compared with elderly women, and blacks have the lowest treatment rates among racial/ethnic groups. The findings are published in the ...
Mar 6, 2019
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Genetics
Researchers discover a new form of hereditary osteoporosis
A research group headed by Professor Outi Mäkitie, University of Helsinki, identified in families with childhood-onset osteoporosis disease-causing mutations in a gene that had previously not been connected with the skeletal ...
Feb 25, 2019
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