(HealthDay)—The bone health of adults older than 40 years of age is declining for individuals both with normal glucose regulation and prediabetes, according to a study recently published in Diabetes Care. Chi Chen, M.D., from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, and colleagues used data from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination...
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Bone Mineral Density at Forefront in Genetic Fracture Risk Meta-Analysis
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – A new genome-wide association meta-analysis supports the notion that bone mineral density is a crucial factor in fracture risk. As they reported online yesterday in the British Medical Journal, researchers from 23andMe, the Genetic Factors for Osteoporosis (GEFOS) consortium, and the Genomos consortium brought together genotyping data for 37,857 bone fracture cases and 227,116 unaffected controls...
Benefits and harms of osteoporosis medications unclear for patients with CKD
ore research is needed to determine the benefits and harms of osteoporosis medications on bone mineral density (BMD), fracture risk, and safety among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This is important because complications of CKD include weak bones and increased fracture risk. The results of a systematic review and meta-analysis are published in Annals of...