bone health

Farming at young age may lead to bone disease in adulthood

harminka — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:53:17 -0500

Although farm chores are likely to keep young boys in shape and out of trouble, University of Cincinnati (UC) environmental health experts caution that it could be harmful to overall bone health if done too often at a young age.

ETH Zurich and IBM improve diagnosis of osteoporosis

harminka — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:24:40 -0500

With the goal of developing an accurate, powerful and fast method to automate the analysis of bone strength, scientists of the ETH Zurich Departments of Mechanical and Process Engineering and Computer Science teamed up with supercomputing experts at IBM's Zurich Research Laboratory.

Scientists from Granada drastically reduce the wait time for new teeth implant

harminka — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:20:18 -0500

The use of the growth hormone in oral implantology implantología has managed to regenerate the bone and hasten the integration between the bone base and the dental implant. The process allows to reduce from six months to two weeks the wait time to place the crown which replaces the lost tooth on the oral implant.

Prevent a bone break, drink milk to boost calcium

harminka — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:20:45 -0500

Boosting calcium intake by drinking milk could reduce healthy adults' chances of a debilitating bone break. In a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, healthy men and women supplemented with 1,200 mg of calcium per day – the amount in four glasses of milk – reduced their risk of bone fractures by 72%.

Gene variants associated with increased risk of bone fractures

harminka — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:33:06 -0500

Results from a large study indicate that variants of the gene LRP5 are associated with a significant increase in the risk of fractures, by up to 20 percent, and lower levels of bone mineral density in the spine and hip, according to a study in the March 19 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on Genetics and Genomics.

Scientists move towards stem cell therapy trials to mend shattered bones

harminka — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:38:40 -0600

The UK Stem Cell Foundation, the Medical Research Council and Scottish Enterprise, in partnership with the Chief Scientist’s Office, are funding a Ј1.4 million project to further the research at the University of Edinburgh with a view to setting up a clinical trial within two years.

Bone mineral content continues to increase in obese adolescents during weight loss

harminka — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:18:10 -0600

Obese teenagers who succeeded in losing weight in a year-long medically supervised weight control program also saw their bone mineral content increase over that period, say researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The finding was reassuring, because adolescence is a critical period for bone health in later life.

Study suggests link between obesity, poor bone health

harminka — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:06:29 -0600

Being overweight is a known risk factor for heart disease, diabetes and a host of other health conditions. Now, a University of Georgia study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition finds that obesity may also be bad for bone health.

Dietary calcium better than supplements at protecting bone health

harminka — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:32:44 -0500

Women who get most of their daily calcium from food have healthier bones than women whose calcium comes mainly from supplemental tablets, say researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Surprisingly, this is true even though the supplement takers have higher average calcium intake.

Obesity bad for the bones: study

Dinka — Tue, 29 May 2007 10:51:38 -0500

New US research does not support the general belief that obesity increases bone mass and is therefore good for bone health. A new study where investigators corrected for the mechanical loading effect of increasing body weight, suggests the opposite.

Polyunsaturated omega-3 acids may aid in bone health

harminka — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:55:27 -0600