Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Outwitting the 'silent thief' of osteoporosis

In a world first, new Australian research has revealed that genetic profiling can help predict whether an individual will break a bone through osteoporosis. The findings, which arise from Australia's globally-recognised Dubbo ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Optimism, cynical hostility influence fall risk in women

(HealthDay)—Optimism is associated with a decreased fall risk and cynical hostility with an increased fall risk for women, according to a study published online Aug. 27 in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

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Obese women have greater adipose stores of vitamin D

(HealthDay)—Obese women have significantly greater total vitamin D stores than normal-weight women, although the pattern of distribution of the stores is similar, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in the Journal ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Heritability of thoracic spine curvature

Researchers from the Harvard affiliated Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research (IFAR) recently published a study in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, suggesting that hyperkyphosis may be heritable, or passed ...

Oncology & Cancer

Elevated risk of death for osteogenesis imperfecta

(HealthDay)—Patients with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) have an elevated risk of death, according to a study published online June 27 in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

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Daily calcium intake of 1,000 or 2,000 mg best for rickets

(HealthDay)—For children with rickets, radiographic healing is more rapid with 1,000 mg and 2,000 mg daily calcium intake compared with 500 mg, according to a study published online June 17 in the Journal of Bone and Mineral ...

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