Osteoporosis News and Research

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Biomedical engineer receives NASA grant to find ways to keep astronauts' bones strong in space

Extended time in space weakens astronauts' bones, so scientists are working to better understand how bone senses and responds to the usual forces placed upon it with the goal of keeping their bones strong.

18 Feb 2021

$Study investigates fracture-associated drug use among long-term care residents$

Study investigates fracture-associated drug use among long-term care residents

Findings from a new Geisel-led study, published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, reveal that there is substantial variation across different regions of the country in the intensity of fracture-associated drug (FAD) use among long-term care facility residents, and that areas with greater use of these prescription drugs experience higher hip fracture rates.

17 Feb 2021

$Big data can help assess risk prediction for osteoporosis, fractures$

Big data can help assess risk prediction for osteoporosis, fractures

Years of suffering and billions of euro in global health care costs, arising from osteoporosis-related bone fractures, could be eliminated using big data to target vulnerable patients, according to researchers at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software.

15 Feb 2021

$Skeletal age calculator aims to better identify individuals at risk of bone fractures$

Skeletal age calculator aims to better identify individuals at risk of bone fractures

Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have developed a computational model to calculate 'skeletal age', a personalized estimate of an individual's risk of bone fracture and premature death.

9 Feb 2021

Gene screenings hold disease clues, but unexplained anomalies often raise fears

When her gynecologist recommended genetic testing, Mai Tran was reluctant.

9 Feb 2021

Researchers find possible cause for self-destructive immune system attacks in autoimmune diseases

Autoimmune diseases, in which the body's own immune system attacks healthy tissue, can be life-threatening and can impact all organs.

2 Feb 2021

New policy guidance outlines the benefits of Post-Fracture Care Coordination Programs

By 2025 some 500 million people will be living with osteoporosis, a chronic disease which weakens bones and leaves older adults at risk of a fragility fracture - a broken bone which typically occurs after a low-trauma fall. As a result, an estimated 13.5 million fragility fractures will occur worldwide.

1 Feb 2021

APCO launches first pan-Asia Pacific clinical standards for osteoporosis

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 groups.

28 Jan 2021

New method replicates bone tissue complexity, bone remodeling processes

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS) have developed a technique to replicate bone tissue complexity and bone remodeling processes.

27 Jan 2021

Study: Menopause symptoms are worse for women with premature ovarian insufficiency

Hot flashes, insomnia, and vaginal dryness are commonly reported symptoms that accompany the menopause transition.

20 Jan 2021

IOF and IFCC review describes the current status of assays for reference bone turnover markers

Bone turnover markers (BTMs) in blood and urine are useful tools in monitoring osteoporosis treatment effects and may be useful for improving patient adherence.

16 Jan 2021

New taxonomic classification of non-skeletal rare congenital disorders with impact on bone physiology

Thanks to major progress in the understanding and management of rare congenital diseases and syndromes, many patients with these rare disorders are now living longer lives.

13 Jan 2021

Inherited or transmitted gut microbes affect skeletal development in animals

Gut microbes passed from female mice to their offspring, or shared between mice that live together, may influence the animals' bone mass, says a new study published today in eLife.

12 Jan 2021

$Incidence of osteoporotic hip fractures expected to escalate in some Eurasian countries$

Incidence of osteoporotic hip fractures expected to escalate in some Eurasian countries

A detailed analysis of the burden of osteoporosis in eight Eurasian countries has found that osteoporosis is a significant and growing health problem in the region that will escalate in the future due to expected demographic changes.

12 Jan 2021

Researchers study the behavior of regulatory T cells to understand periodontal disease

In diseases characterized by bone loss -such as periodontitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoporosis- there is a lot that scientists still don't understand. What is the role of the immune response in the process? What happens to the regulatory mechanisms that protect bone?

12 Jan 2021

Researchers discover many genetic markers related to bone mineral accrual

A multidisciplinary team of researchers led by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has discovered several genetic markers associated with bone mineral accrual, which could ultimately help identify causes of eventual osteoporosis earlier in life through genetic testing.

6 Jan 2021

Novel drug may help treat osteoporosis, shows study

A novel form of a drug used to treat osteoporosis that comes with the potential for fewer side effects may provide a new option for patients.

6 Jan 2021

Researchers use massive sequencing methods to identify rare genetic bone disorder

Researchers of the "Cell Biology and Physiology-LABRET" group of the University of Malaga (UMA), together with the Networking Biomedical Research Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), have described a new genetic skeletal disorder based on a precision medicine strategy.

22 Dec 2020

Researchers use precision medicine strategy to identify a new genetic skeletal disorder

21 Dec 2020

Osteoporosis drug also promotes infiltration of immune cells in breast tumors

The team of Eva González-Suarez, from the CNIO and IDIBELL, and the team of Christos Sotiriou, from the Jules Bordet Institute, demonstrate that a drug already used to treat osteoporosis promotes the infiltration of immune cells in breast tumors.

10 Dec 2020

Osteoporosis News and Research

Latest Osteoporosis News and Research

Biomedical engineer receives NASA grant to find ways to keep astronauts' bones strong in space

Study investigates fracture-associated drug use among long-term care residents

Big data can help assess risk prediction for osteoporosis, fractures

Skeletal age calculator aims to better identify individuals at risk of bone fractures

Gene screenings hold disease clues, but unexplained anomalies often raise fears

Researchers find possible cause for self-destructive immune system attacks in autoimmune diseases

New policy guidance outlines the benefits of Post-Fracture Care Coordination Programs

APCO launches first pan-Asia Pacific clinical standards for osteoporosis

New method replicates bone tissue complexity, bone remodeling processes

Study: Menopause symptoms are worse for women with premature ovarian insufficiency

IOF and IFCC review describes the current status of assays for reference bone turnover markers

New taxonomic classification of non-skeletal rare congenital disorders with impact on bone physiology

Inherited or transmitted gut microbes affect skeletal development in animals

Incidence of osteoporotic hip fractures expected to escalate in some Eurasian countries

Researchers study the behavior of regulatory T cells to understand periodontal disease

Researchers discover many genetic markers related to bone mineral accrual

Novel drug may help treat osteoporosis, shows study

Researchers use massive sequencing methods to identify rare genetic bone disorder

Researchers use precision medicine strategy to identify a new genetic skeletal disorder

Osteoporosis drug also promotes infiltration of immune cells in breast tumors

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