Osteoporosis News and Research

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$Opioid and antidepressant use related to increased risk of osteoporotic fractures for RA patients$

Opioid and antidepressant use related to increased risk of osteoporotic fractures for RA patients

Opioids and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a widely used group of antidepressants, are both associated with higher risk of osteoporotic fractures for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to new research findings presented this week at the 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in San Diego.

6 Nov 2017

Common heart rhythm abnormality along with other health conditions linked to greater risk of mortality

Young or middle-aged people with Atrial Fibrillation (AF), the most common heart rhythm abnormality, are at greater risk of death if they have other long-term health conditions, according to a new study.

6 Nov 2017

Research sheds light on how bones affect appetite and metabolism

Your skeleton is much more than the structure supporting your muscles and other tissues. It produces hormones, too. And Mathieu Ferron knows a lot about it.

1 Nov 2017

FDA statement revokes claims that soy protein reduces heart disease risk

Yesterday (30th October 2017), Susan Mayne,Ph.D. and director of the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, issued a statement on behalf of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stating that the claims made by earlier studies that soy protein can reduce the risk of heart disease is not true.

30 Oct 2017

IOF study: Critically low calcium intake found in Asian, African, and Latin American countries

A new study led by an International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) research committee has found that daily average calcium intake among adults varies widely around the world. Critically low intake was found in certain Asian, African and Latin American countries - while studies showed nearly double the intake in many European countries and in the USA.

26 Oct 2017

Fracture Risk Assessment Tool reaches milestone of 20 million calculations

Since its initial launch in 2008, the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool has offered medical practitioners in all regions of the world a simple, freely accessible online calculator to predict an individual patient's 10-year probability of an osteoporotic fracture.

26 Oct 2017

Amid for-profit surge, rural hospice has offered free care for 40 years

Rose Crumb can't even count the number of people she's helped die. The former nurse, 91, who retired in her mid-80s, considers the question and then shakes her head, her blue eyes sharp above oval spectacles.

20 Oct 2017

New systematic review finds substantial regional differences in global calcium intake

Daily calcium intake among adults appears to vary quite widely around the world in distinct regional patterns, according to a new systematic review of research data ahead of World Osteoporosis Day on Friday, Oct. 20.

18 Oct 2017

Northwestern Medicine launches new Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause

Northwestern Medicine has launched a first of its kind center dedicated to providing comprehensive care to women for two often unmet areas of women's healthcare – sexual health and menopause.

17 Oct 2017

TSRI scientists develop molecular model for improving design of osteoporosis treatments

Using advanced mass spectrometry technology, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have developed a molecular model that may provide a new framework for improving the design of osteoporosis treatments.

13 Oct 2017

New clinical guide reveals effects of calcium in lowering postmenopausal osteoporosis risk

A new clinical guide summarizes the evidence regarding the effects of calcium in reducing the risk of osteoporosis after the menopause.

12 Oct 2017

$Study finds no link between PPI use and bone fractures in patients with Barrett's esophagus$

Study finds no link between PPI use and bone fractures in patients with Barrett's esophagus

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)—medications commonly used to treat heartburn, acid reflux, and ulcers—have been linked with potentially serious side effects including a possible increased risk of bone fractures.

9 Oct 2017

University of Akron researcher awarded NSF grant to study bone remodeling

Osteoporosis is a disease categorized by brittle bones and increased risk of fracture. Individuals with osteoporosis, and diseases like it, have access to a number of treatments but no permanent solution.

9 Oct 2017

Novel 3D-printed spine models to provide surgical training before live operations

Researchers are 3D printing replica human vertebrae which act and feel like real bone tissue to help train spinal surgeons before they go into live operations.

4 Oct 2017

Estrogen acts as upstream regulator for energy metabolism and muscle cell viability, study finds

According to a research conducted at the University of Jyväskylä, estrogen acts as a regulator of muscle energy metabolism and muscle cell viability. Menopause leads to the cessation of ovarian estrogen production concurrent to the deterioration of muscle function.

3 Oct 2017

UAB researchers detail underlying mechanism leading to age-associated osteoporosis

A major health problem in older people is age-associated osteoporosis -- the thinning of bone and the loss of bone density that increases the risk of fractures. Often this is accompanied by an increase in fat cells in the bone marrow.

22 Sep 2017

$Study compares effect of two osteoporosis medicines on fractures$

Osteoporosis News and Research

Latest Osteoporosis News and Research

Opioid and antidepressant use related to increased risk of osteoporotic fractures for RA patients

Common heart rhythm abnormality along with other health conditions linked to greater risk of mortality

Research sheds light on how bones affect appetite and metabolism

FDA statement revokes claims that soy protein reduces heart disease risk

IOF study: Critically low calcium intake found in Asian, African, and Latin American countries

Fracture Risk Assessment Tool reaches milestone of 20 million calculations

Amid for-profit surge, rural hospice has offered free care for 40 years

New systematic review finds substantial regional differences in global calcium intake

Northwestern Medicine launches new Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause

TSRI scientists develop molecular model for improving design of osteoporosis treatments

New clinical guide reveals effects of calcium in lowering postmenopausal osteoporosis risk

Study finds no link between PPI use and bone fractures in patients with Barrett's esophagus

University of Akron researcher awarded NSF grant to study bone remodeling

Novel 3D-printed spine models to provide surgical training before live operations

Estrogen acts as upstream regulator for energy metabolism and muscle cell viability, study finds

UAB researchers detail underlying mechanism leading to age-associated osteoporosis

Study compares effect of two osteoporosis medicines on fractures

Steroid hormones could provide new insight into age-related bone loss

Ultraviolet LEDs more efficient than sunlight at producing vitamin D3 in the skin

Young men have lowest risk of relapse after antireflux surgery, study finds

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

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