New research from the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) is the first to provide direct experimental evidence that people with Down syndrome may not heal from bone fractures.
Aug 11, 2022
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A study of over 26,000 middle-aged UK women reveals those with a vegetarian diet had a 33% higher risk of hip fracture compared to regular meat-eaters.
Aug 10, 2022
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For the first time, a new study has identified the number and type of injuries commonly experienced by police recruits whilst undergoing their academy training, an important step towards ensuring new officers can in the future ...
Aug 3, 2022
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More research suggests it's time to abandon the craze over vitamin D.
Jul 27, 2022
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Overlapping surgery, in which a single senior surgeon operates across two parallel operating theaters and anesthetists induce anesthesia and junior surgeons commence and complete the operation, has been discussed as a potential ...
Jul 22, 2022
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For older adults with hip fracture, higher levels of psychological resilience are associated with greater walking speed and distance 16 weeks later, according to a study published online July 20 in the Journal of the American ...
Jul 20, 2022
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Young patients who undergo surgery for displaced tibial spine fractures, and who had both an extension and flexion contracture, had 2.2 times the odds of having a complication compared to patients who did not have any contractures, ...
Jul 14, 2022
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July is Sarcoma Awareness Month, bringing attention to a group of cancers that begin in the bones or soft tissues of the body. There are more than 70 types of sarcoma, including bone cancer. Treatments for bone cancer include ...
Jul 13, 2022
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Among older people, vertebral compression fractures are very common, and those with such fractures are at high risk of incurring new ones. Findings in a new thesis from the University of Gothenburg indicate that a simple ...
Jun 28, 2022
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As scientists gradually discover evidence that people who feel younger than their chronological age are typically healthier and more psychologically resilient, the saying "you're only as old as you feel" rings increasingly ...
Jun 22, 2022
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