http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A treatment known as whole body vibration therapy significantly increases bone strength among adolescents with cerebral palsy, a new clinical trial from New Zealand shows. The results were presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-body-vibration-therapy-bone-strength.html Health Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:48:46 EST news290688518 Reduced effectiveness of the hormone insulin, or insulin resistance, is associated with weakened bones, a clinical study shows. The results were presented Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-insulin-resistance-linked-weaker-bones.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:34:59 EST news290687692 A combination of two FDA-approved osteoporosis drugs with different mechanisms of action was found to increase bone density better than treatment with either drug alone in a small clinical trial. As reported in paper receiving Online First publication in The Lancet, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators found that treatment combining denosumab (Prolia) and teriparatide (Forteo) was superior to single-agent treatment in a 12-month trial in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis. The authors note that additional study is required before their findings should be put into clinical practice. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-osteoporosis-drug-combination-outperforms-current.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 14 May 2013 18:30:02 EST news287758995 A study by researchers at the Institute for Aging Research (IFAR) at Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School (HMS), has found that dairy intake —specifically milk and yogurt —is associated with higher bone mineral density (BMD) in the hip, but not the spine. Cream, on the other hand, may be associated with lower BMD overall. Published today in the journal Archives of Osteoporosis, these findings suggest that not all dairy products are equally beneficial in promoting bone strength. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-link-dairy-intake-bone-health.html Health Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:19:27 EST news278943555 If you're going to fall and break something, you should at least have a good story to tell. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-stronger-bones.html Health Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:10:01 EST news275076579 A UC Irvine researcher is part of a NASA effort to understand more about bone density loss during astronauts' lengthy stays aboard the International Space Station. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-uci-radiology-aid-nasa-bone.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:59:56 EST news274377587 Postmenopausal women suffered significant bone density loss in their hip after they were treated with an epidural steroid injection for back pain relief, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-steroid-linked-significant-bone-loss.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sat, 01 Dec 2012 06:13:00 EST news273564771 Visceral, or deep belly, obesity is a risk factor for bone loss and decreased bone strength in men, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-men-belly-fat-osteoporosis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 28 Nov 2012 04:50:28 EST news273300613 Clinicians are being urged to ask about a patient's history of falls as new research shows that the information is valuable in determining their future risk of fracture. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-patient-history-falls-doctors-future.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 26 Nov 2012 06:51:37 EST news273135089 (Medical Xpress)—For women of mixed racial or ethnic backgrounds, a new method for measuring bone health may improve the odds of correctly diagnosing their risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures, according to a UCLA-led study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-equation-women-osteoporosis-fractures.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:30:30 EST news269854217 A big international study has identified a special gene that regulates bone density and bone strength. The gene can be used as a risk marker for fractures and opens up opportunities for preventive medicine against fractures. The study, led by the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, was published in the journal PLoS Genetics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-gene-medicine-fractures.html Genetics Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:58:59 EST news267184733 (Medical Xpress)—An EPFL research team has used a novel method to identify a gene involved in bone building. Their results appear today in the advance online edition of the scientific journal Cell. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-genetic-reveals-bone-weakening-mechanism.html Medical research Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:10:01 EST news265622056 A study to be published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM) shows consumption of a Mediterranean diet enriched with olive oil for two years is associated with increased serum osteocalcin concentrations, suggesting a protective effect on bone. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-mediterranean-diet-enriched-olive-oil.html Health Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:03 EST news264166186 (Medical Xpress) -- Australian and UK scientists have shown that a large percentage of genes are likely to affect bone strength, potentially around 2,000 of the 21,000 genes in our bodies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-knockout-reveals-large-genes-affect.html Genetics Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:03:10 EST news263649784 Osteoporosis in men causes significant morbidity and mortality. Today, the Endocrine Society released clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for management of this condition in men. "Osteoporosis in Men: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline," is published in the June 2012 issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM), a publication of The Endocrine Society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-experts-men-osteoporosis-bone-density.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:11:51 EST news259236701 Results from a phase III clinical trial evaluating a new treatment for breast cancer in post-menopausal women show that the combination of two cancer drugs, everolimus and exemestane, significantly improves bone strength and reduces the chances of cancer spreading (metastasising) in the bone. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-everolimus-exemestane-bone-health-post-menopausal.html Cancer Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:19:00 EST news251713133 Doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, working with Shriners Hospital for Children and other institutions, have identified a promising new treatment for a rare and sometimes life-threatening bone disorder that can affect infants and young children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-treatment-kids-life-threatening-bone-disorder.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:00:15 EST news250358694 Researchers from the University of Sheffield are conducting ground-breaking research to determine how body weight and hormones affect bone health from childhood to adulthood. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-effects-obesity-bone.html Medical research Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:52:12 EST news247492259 Whole-body-vibration, a popular exercise which uses a vibrating platform, is sometimes advertised as being able to boost bone density. However, a one-year-study on healthy postmenopausal women has shown that it has no such effect. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-popular-whole-body-vibration-effective-therapy-bone.html Health Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:32:45 EST news240514359 An Indiana University scientist studying human bone growth has received a $2.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study a chemical compound with potential to fight osteoporosis and accelerate broken bone healing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-compound-bone-osteoporosis.html Medical research Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:44:48 EST news232814657 Osteoporosis is the reduction in bone strength that occurs during aging, which increases the chance of elderly people experiencing breaks. A genome-wide association study in the Japanese population has revealed that a genomic variant within a newly identified gene, which the discoverers have named FONG, enhances susceptibility to osteoporosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-bone-disease.html Genetics Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:50:03 EST news231154029