Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
On the path to better bone health
As Australia's population ages, degenerative bone diseases such as osteoporosis and osteoarthritis will take an increasing toll on the nation's healthcare system.
Mar 8, 2013
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Medical research
New study suggests wood as novel material for bone replacement
Could ageing and damaged bones be replaced with implants based on wood? That's the question Italian researchers from the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) writing in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal ...
Dec 14, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Osteoporosis study looks at bone architecture to determine fracture risk
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Calgary are hoping to help people with osteoporosis by predicting which patients are more likely to fracture their bones. Having this information would better allow doctors ...
Nov 23, 2012
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
ACR: Strontium ranelate cuts progression of knee OA
(HealthDay)—The osteoporosis therapeutic strontium ranelate (SrRan) reduces radiographic and radiological progression of knee osteoarthritis, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College ...
Nov 12, 2012
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Genetics
Significant relationship between mortality and telomere length discovered
A team of researchers at Kaiser Permanente and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has identified a significant relationship between mortality and the length of telomeres, the stretches of DNA that protect ...
Nov 8, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gum disease: The most common form of bone loss
On July 19, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research announced it will be funding the work of three research teams investigating bone health. The University of Toronto’s Dr. Michael Glogauer, Associate Professor with ...
Jul 23, 2012
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Major new study finds clues to the genetic causes of osteoarthritis (Update)
(Medical Xpress) -- UK scientists have discovered more genetic regions associated with the cause of osteoarthritis. Researchers from nine institutions across the UK have described the findings as a significant breakthrough ...
Jul 2, 2012
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Rheumatoid arthritis takes high toll in unemployment, early death
In the realm of deadly and disabling diseases, conditions such as cancer and Alzheimer's seem to attract the most media attention. But there are others that take a similarly high toll, and rheumatoid arthritis is one of them, ...
Jul 2, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dramatic increase in fragility fractures expected in Latin America
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), in cooperation with medical and patient societies from throughout Latin America, has today published a landmark report which compiles osteoporosis-related data on 14 countries ...
May 24, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Growth in the womb and early infancy predicts bone size and strength in childhood
Researchers from the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, have presented evidence that early growth predicts the size, mineralisation, shape and strength of the hip bone in childhood. The presentation ...
Mar 26, 2012
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