Because there are typically no symptoms until the first fracture occurs, osteoporosis is considered a silent disease. Some call it a silent killer. Osteoporosis is a bone disease characterized by ...

Clinicians have called for a national osteoporosis strategy after new research showed up to 70 per cent of patients are not receiving appropriate treatment, and that osteoporotic fractures are one ...

Two Key Genes Identified Linking Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoporosis Nov. 5, 2024 — Researchers employed analysis tools and machine learning algorithms to identify two genes linked to ...

Osteoporosis accounts for about 8.9 million fractures worldwide, with one occurring every 3 seconds. * According to the WHO definition of osteoporosis, around 500 million men and women globally may be ...

The intended therapeutic effect of gonadotropin-releasing-hormone (GnRH) agonists is hypogonadism, which is a leading cause of osteoporosis in men. Observations are consistent with this effect ...

Where once, it was all dependent on bone density scores – a T Score of minus 2.5 was the magic number which showed you have ...

Juvenile osteoporosis weakens children’s bones and can result in long-term bone health problems. Addressing the underlying cause can help restore bone strength. Osteoporosis in childhood ...

A genetic analysis suggests that a rare form of osteoporosis may be partly caused by disruptions to the hormone melatonin. The exact cause of idiopathic osteoporosis is unknown, but it appears to ...

A new study into bone fractures due to osteoporosis has found the majority of people who are at very high-risk are not receiving treatment for the condition. The finding was made by academics and ...

Can a person in their early fifties have osteoporosis? When I fell and broke my wrist last winter, the doctor that treated me told me I might have osteoporosis. While osteoporosis is much more ...