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Hebrew University scientists develop prototype drug to prevent osteoporosis
Substances produced in the body that act like those found in the cannabis plant help preserve bone density, according to researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Based on this finding, a prototype for a new drug to prevent osteoporosis (loss of bone density) without any psychoactive side effects has already been developed.   view more (2006-01-04)

Engineering to protect brittle bones
Leeds University engineer Dr Ruth Wilcox, 27, is on a mission - to help people with the brittle bone disease osteoporosis. She has just won a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship from the Royal Academy of Engineering, starting 1 August, which will enable her to devote the next five years of her research to improving treatment of patients with... view more... (2002-06-19)

Exercise vital to build strong bones
xercise can help reduce the risk of osteoporosis and related fractures, a new report explains.   view more (2005-10-21)

X-rays help predict permanent bone damage from bisphosphonates
Breast cancer patients, individuals at risk for osteoporosis and those undergoing certain types of bone cancer therapies often take drugs containing bisphosphonates.   view more (2009-05-08)

Vitamin D deficiency is widespread and on the increase
Report shows that populations across the globe are suffering from the impact of low levels of vitamin D, with highest rates in South Asia and the Middle East.   view more (2009-07-01)

Stem cells could halt osteoporosis, promote bone growth
While interferon gamma sounds like an outer space weapon, it's actually a hormone produced by our own bodies, and it holds great promise to repair bones affected by osteoporosis.   view more (2009-03-05)

USC School of Dentistry researchers uncover link between osteoporosis drugs and jaw infection
A group of University of Southern California School of Dentistry researchers says it has identified the slimy culprits killing the jawbones of some people taking drugs that treat osteoporosis.   view more (2008-04-30)

Tufts researcher leads revision of osteoporosis guidelines
Tufts University researcher Bess Dawson-Hughes, M.D., chaired the committee that recently updated the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) Clinician's Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis.   view more (2008-06-05)

Kaiser Permanente study shows electronic medical records and outreach improve osteoporosis care
Electronic medical records and outreach programs of e-mail messages, letters and phone calls to patients and their primary care providers after a bone fracture can dramatically improve the diagnosis and management of the patients' osteoporosis.   view more (2007-10-23)

Major new osteoporosis study to recruit people in Orkney
Up to 2,000 people from the remote Isles of Orkney, Scotland are to be recruited onto a major new study, which aims to identify the genes that cause the common bone-thinning condition, osteoporosis.   view more (2006-08-24)

Estrogen is important for bone health in men as well as women
Although women are four times more likely than men to develop osteoporosis, or porous bone, one in 12 men also suffer from the disease, which can lead to debilitating - or even life-threatening - fractures, mainly of the spine, hip and wrist.   view more (2007-05-11)

Common osteoporosis treatment may help men with prostate cancer suffering from bone loss
Men with prostate cancer who experience bone loss from cancer treatment could benefit from a weekly oral therapy commonly given to women with osteoporosis.   view more (2006-02-27)

Osteoporosis drug may save lives by strengthening immune system
An osteoporosis drug proven to save lives after hip fractures may do so by strengthening the body's immune system, according to geriatrics researchers at Duke University Medical Center.   view more (2009-07-16)

Dental researchers ID new target in fight against osteoporosis, periodontitis
Osteoporosis and periodontitis are common diseases whose sufferers must cope with weakness, injury and reduced function as they lose bone more quickly than it is formed.   view more (2009-05-19)

Vitamin K does not stem BMD decline in postmenopausal women with osteopenia
In a randomized controlled trial called the "Evaluate the Clinical use of vitamin K Supplementation in Postmenopausal Women with Osteopenia" (ECKO) trial, Angela Cheung and colleagues at the University of Toronto found that a high dose daily vitamin K1 supplement did not protect against age-related bone mineral density (BMD) decline.   view more (2008-10-14)

News from space for osteoporosis patients on earth: resistance is not futile
Results of a space experiment published online in The FASEB Journal have yielded a giant leap for science that could translate into an important step for mankind in the ongoing battle against osteoporosis.   view more (2009-03-30)

Elderly women with 'dowager's hump' may be at higher risk of earlier death
Hyperkyphosis, or "dowager's hump" - the exaggerated forward curvature of the upper spine seen commonly in elderly women - may predict earlier death in women whether or not they have vertebral osteoporosis, UCLA researchers have found.   view more (2009-05-22)

POOR PREDICTION OF OSTEOPOROSIS AFTER HEART OR LIVER TRANSPLANTATION (pp 325, 342)
The lack of identification of clear risk factors for osteoporotic fractures after organ transplantation reported in this week’s issue of THE LANCET suggests that future post-transplantation treatment should aim to prevent osteoporosis. Osteoporosis and related fractures are a major complication after organ transplantation. Gudrun... view more... (2001-01-31)

Organon, University of Twente and Delft University of Technology are jointly searching for innovative therapies to promote bone regeneration
The Dutch pharmaceutical company Organon, the University of Twente (UT) and the Delft University of Technology have jointly started a project with the goal of finding breakthroughs in our understanding of the mechanisms of bone formation. This should lead to the development of new drugs and protocols for tissue engineering. This will strengthen... view more... (2004-03-22)

Scientists identify a candidate gene for osteoporosis
Today, researchers report the identification of a gene that may play a role in susceptibility to osteoporosis—the crippling disease that leads to bone fractures, especially of the hip and spine.   view more (2007-03-29)
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