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Latest Publications and Research on Osteopenia (Decreased Bone Density)

Exp. Hematol.   2020 Jan 29   

The effects of chemotherapy agents used to treat pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients on bone parameters and longitudinal growth of juvenile mice.

Straszkowski L, Jovic T, Castillo-Tandazo W, Ritchie DS, Purton LE

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood cancer. Therapies for pediatric ALL have improved such that more than 80% of patients ... Read More

Source: PubMed
JAMA Netw Open      

Reassessment Intervals for Transition From Low to High Fracture Risk Among Adults Older Than 50 Years.

Leslie WD, Morin SN, Lix LM, Martineau P, Bryanton M, McCloskey EV, Johansson H, Harvey NC, Kanis JA

Fracture risk scores are used to identify individuals at high risk of major osteoporotic fracture or hip fracture for antiosteoporosis treatment. For ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Acta Otolaryngol.      

Evaluation of bone mineral density and 25-(OH) vitamin D levels in middle-aged and elderly women with recurrent benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

Wang Z, Yao G, Tao X, Zhang J, Zhang T, Wu Z

Background: Middle-aged and elderly perimenopausal women are prone to developing BPPV without definite cause. Objectives: This study aimed to investig ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Osteoporos Int   2019 Dec 24   

Higher fracture prevalence and smaller bone size in patients with hEDS/HSD-a prospective cohort study.

Banica T, Coussens M, Verroken C, Calders P, De Wandele I, Malfait F, Zmierczak HG, Goemaere S, Lapauw B, Rombaut L

Increased fracture risk in patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes has been reported, but the reasons for it are incompletely understood. We aimed to in ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Indian J Dent Res      

Assessment of alveolar bone mass using radio morphometric indices in urban and rural postmenopausal women and their correlation with serum vitamin D3 level.

Nasreen S, Ramesh DNSV, Thriveni R, Bayatnal A, Chowdhury RM, Kattimani S, Saba R

The number of women with osteoporosis i.e. with reduced bone mass and disruption of bone architecture, is increasing in India due to severe deficiency ... Read More

Source: PubMed

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