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Higher lead concentrations found in diseased bones
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Higher lead concentrations found in diseased bones

by Rachel Fritts,  American Geophysical Union Researchers analyzed bone samples from patients with osteoarthritis (left) and osteoporosis (right) and discovered that people with the latter have higher concentrations of lead in their bones. Credit: Tom Darrah Among the world’s population over age 60, chronic illnesses like the degenerative bone disease osteoporosis have become more common. Trace...