Osteoporosis Stories
- Seven medical conditions, including heart disease, STIs, and brain disorders, have different symptoms, different impact, or different distribution across the sexes.
- A quality diet may lower risk of hip fracture in postmenopausal women, new study finds.
- One-third of men with fertility problems have an increased risk of diabetes and osteoporosis, a new study finds.
- Higher doses of vitamin D do not delay functional decline in older adults and may increase falls among older adults, according to a recent study.
- Researchers have developed an injectable "bone foam" that strengthens bones and helps fight bone disease and defects like osteoporosis.
- Soy bean supplements with a particular chemical may protect older women from osteoporosis.
- Donepezil (Aricept), prescribed for Alzheimer's disease, increased bone mass in mice, and researchers believe it may someday be used for osteoporosis.
- A recent study shows the protein fibrin does not play as great a role in bone fracture repair as doctors previously believed it had.
- A recent study has shed light on why humans are the only species that exhibit spinal structure differences between the sexes.
- In honor of National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month this May, here are the best foods to help eat your way to strong bones.
- People with osteoporosis may be almost twice as likely to develop sudden hearing loss, a new study found.
- Common myths about caffeine, such as it causing addiction or insomnia, may not be true.