By Paul McClure Osteoboost, a wearable device that delivers vibrations to the hips and spine to treat low bone density, has become the first medical device of its type to receive FDA clearance Bone Health Technologies The FDA has granted clearance to a wearable belt that delivers targeted vibrations to the spine and hips as...
VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IMAGE: DR. CONNIE KRAWCZYK CREDIT: COURTESY OF VAN ANDEL INSTITUTE. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (April 19, 2023) — Van Andel Institute scientists have pinpointed a key driver of low bone density, a discovery that may lead to improved treatments with fewer side effects for women with osteoporosis. The findings are described in a study published this month in Science...
By Karla Walsh Published on March 29, 2023 Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES Your bones and brain seem like two fairly separate systems, right? The brain tells the muscles how to move the bones, true. But otherwise, when you look at neurons vs. osteoblasts, smarts vs. structure; these body parts don’t...
