by Main Line Health Degeneration of the mouse jawbone in the presence of ligature followed by regeneration of the jawbone post-ligature and post-drug. (Aab) The ligature-induced periodontitis model. 5–0 silk suture was passed through the interdentium between the maxillary first molar, the second molar and third molar using Dumont forceps. Suture was tied firmly using...
by Baylor College of Medicine Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Years to decades after breast tumors have been removed, cancer may return or metastasize in other organs. Bone is frequently affected by metastasis and in the current study published in the journal Cancer Discovery, a team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine shows in an...
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING IMAGE: OSSEOSURFACE ELECTRONIC DEVICES, WHICH ATTACH DIRECTLY TO THE BONE, COULD ONE DAY HELP PHYSICIANS MONITOR BONE HEALTH. ONE IS SHOW HERE APPLIED TO A SYNTHETIC BONE IN THE GUTRUF LAB AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA. CREDIT: GUTRUF LAB A team of University of Arizona researchers has developed an...
by Anivarya Kumar, Vanderbilt University Heterotopic ossification (HO) is the formation of bone within soft tissue such as muscle, leading to pain and potentially the inability to use a limb. Once thought to be primarily a genetic disease, the cause of most trauma-induced HO is unknown. Reporting this month in the journal Calcified Tissue International, Jonathan Schoenecker, MD,...
(HealthDay)—Of patients diagnosed with osteoporosis who have a history of hip fracture, only 14 percent are receiving appropriate calcium and vitamin D supplementation, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, held from March 12 to 16 in Las Vegas. Evan D. Nigh, of the University of...
A groundbreaking set of studies has found that blocking certain receptors in the brain leads to the growth of remarkably strong bones. Could a new osteoporosis treatment be on the horizon? Primarily a disease of old age, osteoporosis can cause bones to become gradually weaker. Image: Osteoporosis most commonly affects older women. Over time, bones become so porous that minor...
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA AT AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 18, 2018) – With age, expression of a small molecule that can silence others goes way up while a key signaling molecule that helps stem cells make healthy bone goes down, scientists report. They have the first evidence in both mouse and human mesenchymal stem...
IMAGE: A NEW UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS RESEARCH EFFORT FEATURED IN THE CURRENT EDITION OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY HAS RESULTED IN A LOW-COST, RELIABLE BLOOD TEST THAT USES A SMALL PLASTIC CHIP ABOUT LAWRENCE — The diagnosis and treatment of multiple myeloma, a cancer affecting plasma cells, traditionally forces patients to suffer through a painful bone biopsy. During...
New research has shown evidence that anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) reduce bone density in children and therefore lead to an increase in the number of fractures if used for more than a year. The study by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), in conjunction with the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), has prompted experts to highlight the...
