18 April 2012

Awards recognise orthopaedic research

The Kappa Delta Sorority and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) presented research awards to scientists who are helping...

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18 April 2012

High doses of ‘load’ slows loss of bone in spinal cord injury

At the end of a three-year study, participant’s thighbones that received either a low dose of load or no load...

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18 April 2012

New potential target for rheumatoid arthritis

Newcastle University scientists, in work funded by Arthritis Research UK, have discovered a new way of potentially treating rheumatoid arthritis....

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18 April 2012

Vitamin D intake may be associated with lower stress fracture risk in girls

Vitamin D may be associated with a lower risk of developing stress fractures in preadolescent and adolescent girls, especially among...

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18 April 2012

Trial of implantable device shows promise in treating osteoporosis

MIT researchers and scientists reported that they have successfully used an implanted chip to administer daily doses of an osteoporosis...

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18 April 2012

Osteoporosis experts urge bone density testing more frequently for women at risk

Although a recent study suggests that women with normal results on dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans at ages 67 and...

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18 April 2012

Rest versus exercise: Equally effective on lower back pain

Lower back pain due to Modic changes can be hard to treat and the currently recommended therapy of exercise and...

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