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$Study: Male smokers are at increased risk of osteoporosis, bone fractures, and early death$

Study: Male smokers are at increased risk of osteoporosis, bone fractures, and early death

It's no secret that puffing cigarettes is the culprit behind a whole host of ailments, including respiratory diseases and cancers of the lungs and throat.

8 Jun 2022

Antibiotics ravage motivation and endurance in athletes

New research demonstrates that by killing essential gut bacteria, antibiotics ravage athletes' motivation and endurance.

1 Jun 2022

Vitamin D supplements have no clinically meaningful effect in people at high risk of type 2 diabetes

Daily vitamin D supplements do not seem to prevent the development of type 2 diabetes in people already at high risk of the condition, finds a trial from Japan published by The BMJ today.

26 May 2022

European Society of Endocrinology and its partner societies launch the first European Hormone Day

Hormones are crucial to prevent, treat, and manage many of the world's most common diseases. They are important to good human health and wellbeing.

23 May 2022

Researchers discover osteogenetic oligodeoxynucleotide that promotes bone differentiation

Bone tissue homeostasis is maintained by a balance between bone formation by osteoblasts and bone resorption by osteoclasts.

23 May 2022

Plastins may promote disease when they act like workaholics and disrupt cellular environment

A family of proteins that have a role in ensuring many types of cells move and maintain their shape may promote disease when they act like workaholics and disrupt the cellular environment, new research suggests.

19 May 2022

Exposure to cold and warm temperatures causes changes in gene expression in various organs

Human beings, like most organisms, are constantly exposed to alternating colder or warmer temperatures.

17 May 2022

Cedars-Sinai geriatricians create program to catch at-risk older adults before they fall

Falls and broken bones are common among older adults, but they're not a natural part of aging. That's why Cedars-Sinai geriatricians created a bone health and falls risk consultation program to catch at-risk people before they break a bone or help them avoid another fracture in the future.

6 May 2022

Calcium supplements may increase risk of death in older people with aortic valve stenosis

Calcium supplements, frequently given to older people to lessen the risk of brittle bones (osteoporosis) and fractures, are linked to a heightened risk of death among those with aortic valve stenosis, a progressive and potentially fatal condition, finds research published online in the journal Heart.

26 Apr 2022

Crucial blood tests for celiac disease could help shrink the gap to diagnosis and improve care

The Canadian Celiac Association (CCA) hopes that an Ontario Ministry of Health pilot program which includes providing funding for crucial blood tests for celiac disease will be made permanent, to ensure ongoing screening of the 1 in 117 Ontarians at risk for the autoimmune disorder.

11 Apr 2022

Study: Many older adults are not prescribed disease-modifying drugs for rheumatoid arthritis

Despite guidelines that call for early and aggressive treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, a new study suggests many older adults are not prescribed disease-modifying medications for their inflammatory autoimmune disease.

8 Apr 2022

Levels of anti-Mullerian hormone may help predict bone loss during menopause transition

Physicians may be able to determine if menopause-related bone loss is already in progress or about to begin by measuring the level of a hormone that declines as women approach their final menstrual period, new UCLA research finds.

4 Apr 2022

Eating prunes every day may reduce pro-inflammatory mediators in postmenopausal women

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.

2 Apr 2022

Lettuce could protect astronauts from bone density loss in microgravity

Astronauts might one day grow and eat genetically modified plants to ward off disease associated with long spaceflights. Researchers at the University of California, Davis College of Engineering have developed a transgenic, or genetically modified, lettuce producing a drug to protect against bone density loss in microgravity.

22 Mar 2022

A predictive model for COVID-19 outcomes

A new technique to solve unbalanced problems for the efficient management of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients according to comorbidities, age, and sex.

9 Mar 2022

Glucocorticoid steroids improve muscle performance through distinct, sex-specific molecular pathways

Glucocorticoid steroids improved muscle performance through distinct, sex-specific molecular mechanisms in mice, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

7 Mar 2022

Some oral bacteria associated with development of high blood pressure in postmenopausal women

Some oral bacteria were associated with the development of hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, in postmenopausal women, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

2 Mar 2022

Osteoporosis News and Research

Latest Osteoporosis News and Research

Study: Male smokers are at increased risk of osteoporosis, bone fractures, and early death

Antibiotics ravage motivation and endurance in athletes

Vitamin D supplements have no clinically meaningful effect in people at high risk of type 2 diabetes

European Society of Endocrinology and its partner societies launch the first European Hormone Day

Researchers discover osteogenetic oligodeoxynucleotide that promotes bone differentiation

Plastins may promote disease when they act like workaholics and disrupt cellular environment

Exposure to cold and warm temperatures causes changes in gene expression in various organs

Cedars-Sinai geriatricians create program to catch at-risk older adults before they fall

Calcium supplements may increase risk of death in older people with aortic valve stenosis

Crucial blood tests for celiac disease could help shrink the gap to diagnosis and improve care

Study: Many older adults are not prescribed disease-modifying drugs for rheumatoid arthritis

Levels of anti-Mullerian hormone may help predict bone loss during menopause transition

Eating prunes every day may reduce pro-inflammatory mediators in postmenopausal women

Lettuce could protect astronauts from bone density loss in microgravity

A predictive model for COVID-19 outcomes

Glucocorticoid steroids improve muscle performance through distinct, sex-specific molecular pathways

Some oral bacteria associated with development of high blood pressure in postmenopausal women

Scientists reveal molecular mechanisms behind bone loss caused by chronic liver injury

‘I just want to stay in one spot’: From homeless to housed in rugged Del Norte

Intergenerational violence exposure affects the age of menopause

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Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Osteoporosis News and Research

Latest Osteoporosis News and Research

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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