Medical research
Study clues to aging bone loss
In Canada, bone fractures due to osteoporosis affect one in three women and one in five men over their lifetimes, costing the health care system more than $2.3 billion a year.
Sep 30, 2014
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Osteoporosis
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Osteoporosis drugs work, but review finds no clear winner
(HealthDay)—Many osteoporosis drugs cut women's risk of suffering a bone fracture, though it's not clear whether any one medication works better than others, a new research review finds.
Sep 9, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
More evidence ties some bone-building drugs to rare fractures
(HealthDay)—Taking osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates to help prevent fractures may carry a slight risk for unusual breaks in the thigh bone, Swedish researchers report.
Sep 4, 2014
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Medical research
Revealing a novel mode of action for an osteoporosis drug
(Medical Xpress)—Raloxifene is a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved treatment for decreasing fracture risk in osteoporosis. While raloxifene is as effective at reducing fracture risk as other current treatments, ...
Aug 14, 2014
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Genetics
Researchers discover gene that slows bone loss and promotes bone formation
(Medical Xpress)—Osteoporosis and aging-related bone loss is debilitating and painful. With a greater understanding of Wnt4 signaling, researchers are now closer to developing therapeutic agents that could slow down bone ...
Aug 12, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New tool could drastically reduce the number of potential future hip fractures
A new tool is being developed by experts in Manchester which automatically searches medical images for early signs of osteoporosis in the spine by identifying fractures there and could help reduce the number of future potentially ...
Aug 12, 2014
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Genetics
Team identifies genes influencing bone density
(Medical Xpress)—Geneticists have taken a major step forward in the battle against osteoporosis by identifying two genes that play critical roles in regulating bone mineral density. By targeting those genes with therapeutics, ...
May 6, 2014
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Sleep disorders
Osteoporosis risk heightened among sleep apnea patients
A diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea may raise the risk of osteoporosis, particularly among women or older individuals, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ...
Apr 15, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Does too much time at the computer lead to lower bone mineral density in adolescents?
Results of a study presented today at the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, showed that in boys, higher screen time was adversely associated to bone mineral density (BMD) at all ...
Apr 4, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researcher seeks help for those with osteoporosis
Anja Nohe calls osteoporosis "a significant disease and a silent disease," afflicting some 10 million Americans and leading to more deaths—from osteoporosis-related fractures—among women in the U.S. than breast and ovarian ...
Mar 10, 2014
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