Gerontology & Geriatrics
Kisspeptin hormone can enhance human bone activity
Kisspeptin, a naturally-occurring hormone, has been found to increase the activity of bone-forming cells in the body for the first time.
Apr 11, 2022
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Osteoporosis
Health
A prune—or six—a day may keep inflammation at bay
A study in postmenopausal people suggests eating nutrient-rich prunes every day may be beneficial to bone health, reducing inflammatory factors that contribute to osteoporosis. The research will be presented this week in ...
Apr 3, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Simple clinical tool to diagnose spinal fractures in people with osteoporosis
Only 1 in 3 patients are diagnosed with broken bones in the back due to osteoporosis. One reason is that medical staff find it difficult to know who should have a back X-ray. To help address this important diagnostic care ...
Mar 14, 2022
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Cardiology
Thin and brittle bones strongly linked to women's heart disease risk
Thin and brittle bones are strongly linked to women's heart disease risk, with thinning of the lower (lumbar) spine, top of the thigh bone (femoral neck), and hip especially predictive of a heightened heart attack and stroke ...
May 6, 2021
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Osteoporosis prevalence at femur neck, lumbar spine 12.3 percent
(HealthDay)—The age-adjusted prevalence of osteoporosis at either the femur neck or lumbar spine or both was 12.6 percent among adults aged 50 years and older in 2017 to 2018, according to a March data brief published by ...
Mar 31, 2021
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Experts address osteoporosis therapy and COVID-19 vaccination
(HealthDay)—In new joint guidelines issued by bone health experts, recommendations are presented for managing osteoporosis therapy in the context of COVID-19 vaccination.
Mar 29, 2021
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Osteoporosis drug prescribing often does not follow guidelines
Less than one in 10 commercially insured patients in the United States who broke a hip, a major complication of osteoporosis, receive any osteoporosis medical treatment within two calendar quarters of their fracture, according ...
Mar 18, 2021
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Medical research
Optimized vitamin K2 helps to treat osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a common debilitating bone disease, which is characterized by bone loss and degeneration of bone structure, primarily caused by an imbalance between bone formation by osteoblasts and bone resorption by osteoclasts. ...
Mar 11, 2021
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
New benchmark set to deliver optimal osteoporosis care throughout Asia Pacific
The Asia Pacific Consortium on Osteoporosis (APCO) has today launched the first pan-Asia Pacific clinical practice standards for the screening, diagnosis, and management of osteoporosis, targeting a broad range of high-risk ...
Jan 27, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Risk for bone fractures up for patients with psoriatic diseases
(HealthDay)—For adults with psoriatic diseases, the likelihood of developing bone fractures is increased, although they have no increased risk for osteoporosis, according to a review published online Nov. 19 in the Journal ...
Nov 30, 2020
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