A major clinical trial led by Queen Mary University of London and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found that vitamin D supplements do not increase bone strength or prevent bone fractures in children with ...
Dec 1, 2023
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is one of the most formidable and deadly cancers known to man, with only 50% of patients surviving for more than five years after diagnosis.
Nov 28, 2023
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Researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER) have developed a new surgical implant that has the potential to transform the treatment of complex ...
Nov 28, 2023
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The strangely named hedgehog pathway that's crucial to bone growth has emerged as a key in the fight to treat the bone cancer osteosarcoma.
Nov 28, 2023
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In a study published in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatology, Prof. Zhang Xiaoming's group at the Shanghai Institute Immunity and Infection of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Prof. Gu Zhifeng at Affiliated Hospital of Nantong ...
Nov 27, 2023
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A recently discovered genetic mutation could be the cause of some severe and baffling cases of osteoporosis—including cases in young people.
Nov 22, 2023
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Results from a study published in the American Journal of Human Biology suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has had negative effects on bone tissue—including both bone mineral density in the forearm and total bone mineral ...
Nov 22, 2023
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Researchers at São Paulo State University's Botucatu Institute of Biosciences (IBB-UNESP) in Brazil have developed a novel biomaterial that speeds up osteoblast (bone cell) differentiation. The invention has the potential ...
Nov 21, 2023
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A drug that boosts bone growth in children with the most common form of dwarfism may also reduce their chances of sudden infant death syndrome, sleep apnea, and needing surgery, according to a new study.
Nov 21, 2023
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With the rapid development in computing power over the past few decades, machine-learning (ML) techniques have become popular in medical settings as a way to predict survival rates and life expectancies among patients diagnosed ...
Nov 20, 2023
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