News tagged with bone health

Related topics: vitamin d , bone density , osteoporosis , postmenopausal women , bone




Study hints at why gums suffer with age

(Medical Xpress) -- New research from Queen Mary, University of London in collaboration with research groups in the USA sheds light on why gum disease can become more common with old age.

Immunology created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mouse study suggests vitamin E may weaken bones

(HealthDay) -- Vitamin E may stimulate cells that result in bone loss, a new study suggests.

Medical research created Mar 04, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Scientists find vitamin D crucial in human immune response to tuberculosis

Not just important for building strong bones, an international team of scientists has found that vitamin D also plays an essential role in the body's fight against infections such as tuberculosis.

Medical research created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

When it comes to heart health, how much is too much vitamin D?

(Medical Xpress) -- New research by Johns Hopkins scientists suggests that vitamin D, long known to be important for bone health and in recent years also for heart protection, may stop conferring cardiovascular benefits and ...

Cardiology created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Obesity epidemic in America found significantly worse than previously believed

The scope of the obesity epidemic in the United States has been greatly underestimated, according to a study published Apr. 2 in the open access journal PLoS ONE. Researchers found that the Body Mass Index (BMI) substantially under- ...

Health created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New review associates vitamin D with lower rates of tooth decay

A new review of existing studies points toward a potential role for vitamin D in helping to prevent dental caries, or tooth decay.

Dentistry created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Which nutritional factors help preserve muscle mass, strength and performance in seniors?

Sarcopenia, or the gradual loss of muscle mass, is a common consequence of ageing, and poses a significant risk factor for disability in older adults. As muscle strength plays an important role in the tendency to fall, sarcopenia ...

Health created Jan 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers discover mushrooms can provide as much vitamin D as supplements

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have discovered that eating mushrooms containing Vitamin D2 can be as effective at increasing and maintaining vitamin D levels (25–hydroxyvitamin D) as taking ...

Health created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

No bones about it: Eating dried plums helps prevent fractures and osteoporosis

When it comes to improving bone health in postmenopausal women — and people of all ages, actually — a Florida State University researcher has found a simple, proactive solution to help prevent fractures ...

Health created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Vitamin D: More may not be better

In recent years, healthy people have been bombarded by stories in the media and on health websites warning about the dangers of too-low vitamin D levels, and urging high doses of supplements to protect against everything ...

Health created May 01, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Surgical treatment within six months of lumbar disc herniation

A new study in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) found that patients with herniated lumbar disc symptoms were significantly worse if the patients had symptoms for more than six months prior to treatment, compared to t ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Three steps to unbreakable bones on World Osteoporosis Day

For this year's World Osteoporosis Day (October 20), the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is releasing a 24-page report promoting a three-step strategy for healthy bones and strong muscles.

Health created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Rest versus exercise: Equally effective on lower back pain

Lower back pain due to Modic changes can be hard to treat and the currently recommended therapy of exercise and staying active often does not help alleviate the pain. Results of a trial, published in BioMed Central's open ...

Health created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Long-lived rodents have high levels of brain-protecting factor

The typical naked mole rat lives 25 to 30 years, during which it shows little decline in activity, bone health, reproductive capacity and cognitive ability. What is the secret to this East African rodent's ...

Medical research created May 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Battling brittle bones: Researchers pinpoint the origin of bone fractures

A new study from engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows, for the first time, how the little-understood protein osteocalcin plays a significant role in the strength of our bones. ...

Medical research created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast