Posts Tagged ‘bones’

Longer bones give sprinters speed

PENN STATE (US) — Researchers have uncovered clues that help explain why some people are faster runners than others. Continue…

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 17:11 - 2 Comments

Science & Technology - Jan 5, 2012 11:36 - 0 Comments

Bone DNA dates disease to Middle Ages

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — A study of skeletal remains suggests the infectious disease brucellosis has been endemic to Albania since at least the Middle Ages. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 9, 2011 11:27 - 0 Comments

Time + force heals (or hurts) all wounds

GEORGIA TECH (US) — A new study finds that applying mechanical forces to an injury site immediately after healing begins can disrupt vascular growth into the site, preventing bone healing. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 6, 2011 10:09 - 1 Comment

Hydrogel may help tiny skulls heal

GEORGIA TECH / EMORY (US) — Engineers and surgeons are working together to improve the treatment of babies born with craniosynostosis, a condition that causes the bone plates in the skull to fuse too soon. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 4, 2011 11:15 - 1 Comment

Bone med: Mixed blessing for breast cancer

U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — A drug commonly used to protect bone boosts disease-free survival in postmenopausal breast cancer patients—but may have an adverse effect on younger women. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 7, 2011 12:18 - 1 Comment

Grow neck vertebrae from adult stem cells

UC DAVIS (US) — Neurosurgeons are using a new stem cell therapy to promote the growth of bone tissue following the removal of cervical discs—to help treat chronic, debilitating pain. (more…)

Forage to farm: But are we healthier?

EMORY (US) — Human height and health declined soon after the shift to agriculture around 10,000 years ago, research shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 9, 2011 9:02 - 3 Comments

Laugh lines may signal serious bone risk

YALE (US) — Severity and distribution of skin wrinkles may offer clues to bone mineral density in early menopausal women, according to a new study. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 3, 2011 11:02 - 2 Comments

Do I look fat in this? (It’s all in the hips)

UNC CHAPEL HILL (US) — Sorry ladies (and gentlemen): Even though most people stop getting taller by age 20, the width of our hips continues to grow as we advance in age. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 5, 2011 14:40 - 2 Comments

Diet, not meds, best for osteoporosis

U. ILLINOIS (US) — Increasing dietary calcium and vitamin D or taking supplements should be considered before medication to ward off osteoporosis. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 1, 2010 15:47 - 0 Comments

Rethink dosage of calcium, vitamin D

PENN STATE (US) — The majority of Americans up to age 70 are getting enough vitamin D and calcium, according to a new Institute of Medicine report. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 1, 2010 9:47 - 2 Comments

Men’s hip fractures linked to thyroid

UC DAVIS (US) — Screening and treatment for thyroid dysfunction in older men could reduce the incidence of hip fractures. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 16, 2010 12:03 - 0 Comments

Stem cells wrestle fatal skin disease

U. MINNESOTA (US)—Stem cell therapy has proven successful in treating a lethal skin disease affecting children, according to a new international study. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 3, 2010 15:37 - 0 Comments

HIV, aging combine to break down bone

EMORY (US)—Although individuals who are HIV-positive can now expect to live longer because of the availability of anti-retroviral drugs, the combination of aging and HIV appears to have a destructive impact on bone health. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 2, 2010 22:50 - 0 Comments

Tool gauges bone’s fracture risk

UC SANTA BARBARA (US)—Physicists have developed a new tool to measure the strength and quality of bone. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 2, 2010 11:02 - 0 Comments

Keeping skeletal stem cells ‘forever’ young

U. ROCHESTER (US)—Scientists seeking new ways to fight maladies ranging from arthritis and osteoporosis to broken bones that won’t heal, have cleared a formidable hurdle, pinpointing and controlling a key molecular player to keep stem cells in a sort of extended infancy. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 17, 2010 15:54 - 0 Comments

HIV cells’ secret hideout discovered

U. MICHIGAN (US)—HIV-infected cells lie in wait in hidden reservoirs, ready to jump on the chance to serve as a factory for new infection, a new study shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 11, 2010 11:29 - 0 Comments

Unexplained leukemias traced to mutation

U. PENN (US)—A newly found mutation in acute myeloid leukemia patients could account for half of the remaining cases of adult acute leukemia with an unknown origin. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 3, 2010 16:36 - 2 Comments

Soy does little to stop bone loss

IOWA STATE (US)—Consuming modest amounts of soy protein has little effect on bone loss in postmenopausal women, researchers report. (more…)

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