Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) could reduce the risk of bone fracture for people living with type 2 diabetes and hypertension, according to a new study from an international team of researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington and the University of Saskatchewan (USask). The study, titled “Hepatocyte growth factor administration increases bone soluble phosphate...
by University of California, Los Angeles Credit: CC0 Public Domain Current guidelines for managing osteoporosis specifically call out hip or spine fractures for increasing the risk for subsequent bone breaks. But a new UCLA-led study suggests that fractures in the arm, wrist, leg and other parts of the body should also set off alarm bells. A...
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE TROY, N.Y. — A loss of enzymatic processes within the body can increase a person’s risk of bone fracture. This new insight was recently published in eLife by an international team of scientists and engineers led by Deepak Vashishth, the director of the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute....
There are over six million fractures per year in the U.S. with direct costs in the billions, not to mention lost productivity. The only drug currently available to accelerate the healing process must be applied directly onto the fracture surface during surgery, but not all breaks require such intervention. New research, Bone Fracture-Targeted Dasatinib Conjugate...
