Correction to: Prevalence of osteoporosis, sarcopenia, and high falls risk in healthy community-dwelling Thai older adults: a nationwide cross-sectional study -
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1093/jbmrpl/ziad020.]. This is a correction to: Apichat Asavamongkolkul, Nath Adulkasem, Pojchong Chotiyarnwong, Ekasame Vanitcharoenkul, Chandhanarat Chandhanayingyong, Panai Laohaprasitiporn, Krabkaew Soparat, Aasis ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

The effectiveness of virtual reality exercise games on balance functions and fear of falling in women with osteoporosis - Yilmaz N, K ösehasanoğulları M.
To investigate and compare the effectiveness of Nintendo Wii games and home exercises on balance functions in patients with osteoporosis, an important disease adversely affecting balance functions. The patients included in the study were randomized into tw... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Anti-Osteoporosis Drugs Found Just as Effective in Seniors Anti-Osteoporosis Drugs Found Just as Effective in Seniors
A new analysis dispels the misconception that these drugs have less benefit in the geriatric population.Medscape News UK (Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines - March 22, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news

Prevalence of osteoporosis, sarcopenia, and high falls risk in healthy community-dwelling Thai older adults: a nationwide cross-sectional study - Asavamongkolkul A, Adulkasem N, Chotiyarnwong P, Vanitcharoenkul E, Chandhanayingyong C, Laohaprasitiporn P, Soparat K, Unnanuntana A.
Thailand has transitioned from an aging society to an aged society, which implies that the prevalence of age-related disorders will increase; however, epidemiological data specific to the prevalence of age-related degenerative musculoskeletal disorders amo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Bone disease treatment delay will cost 1,400 women's lives, charity warns Chancellor
MPs, peers and top doctors are calling on Jeremy Hunt to provide £30 million of funding for early detection of osteoporosis amid fears 1,400 women could die due to treatment delays. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Is It Possible to Reverse Osteoporosis? Is It Possible to Reverse Osteoporosis?
Although this may be possible, Madhusmita Misra, MD, MPH, emphasizes that it ' s better to prevent osteoporosis from occurring in the first place.Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 15, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Commentary Source Type: news

Association of white matter hyperintensities with bone mineral density, incident fractures and falls in the UK Biobank Cohort - Cai L, Lv X, Li X, Wang X, Ma H, Heianza Y, Qi L, Zhou T.
Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease in the world, which increases the healthcare service burden. Recent studies have linked higher white matter hyperintensities (WMH) to reduced bone mineral density (BMD), increasing the risk of fracture... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

In case you missed it: This week's Top 5 stories on social media
Check out a few of the most popular News Network stories on @mayoclinic social media this past week. Calcium intake and absorption: Are you getting enough? Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body. Insufficient calcium intake leads to osteopenia, a condition marked by bone loss that can progress to osteoporosis, characterized by weakened, brittle bones. Despite this, a significant number of people fail to meet their calcium needs. The question remains: How much… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 15, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Nanox highlights study results
Nano-X Imaging (Nanox) and its deep learning medical imaging analytics subsidiary Nanox AI are touting early findings from the AI-enabled Detection of OsteoPorosis for Treatment (ADOPT) study. The study uses the Nanox.AI software HealthVCF to review routine CT scans and has identified up to six times more patients with vertebral compression fracture than the national average at National Health Services (NHS) hospitals in the U.K., Nanox highlighted. The company also said that the Nanox.AI algorithm has identified over 2,400 patients with vertebral compression fracture from routine CT scans that were not known to the NHS ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 12, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news

Balancing fracture risk versus risk of mortality before fracture among women aged 80  years or older - Schousboe JT, Langsetmo L, Fink HA, Kado DM, Cauley JA, Taylor BC, Ensrud KE.
BACKGROUND: Most fractures occur in women aged ≥80 years but competing mortality unrelated to fracture may limit the benefit of osteoporosis drug therapy for some women in late life. Our primary aim was to develop separate prediction models for non-spine f... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Residential Greenness Tied to Increased Bone Density, Lower Osteoporosis Risk
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 -- Residential greenness is associated with higher bone mineral density and a lower risk for incident osteoporosis, according to a study published online March 5 in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Tingting Tan, from... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 6, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Living in a leafy neighbourhood can reduce the chances of developing brittle bones, research suggests
A new study has found that people who live in greener areas tend to have higher bone density and a decreased risk of developing osteoporosis. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Researchers Are Using AI to Find New Alzheimer ’ s Risk Factors
Brain experts have a pretty good handle on some of the major risk factors that contribute to Alzheimer’s—from a person’s genes to their physical activity levels, how much formal education they’ve received, and how socially engaged they are. But one promise of AI in medicine is that it can spot less obvious links that humans can’t always see. Could AI help uncover conditions linked to Alzheimer’s that have so far been overlooked? [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] To find out, Marina Sirota and her team at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) ran a machine-lear...
Source: TIME: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Lower Diabetes Risk Linked to Osteoporosis Drug Denosumab Lower Diabetes Risk Linked to Osteoporosis Drug Denosumab
The lower risk for diabetes associated with continued denosumab use in older adults added new evidence to consider when choosing an osteoporosis treatment option.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 1, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news

March 2024
Battling Bites : Blocking Mosquito-Borne Diseases Diabetes Drug May Reduce Colorectal Cancer Risk The Persistence of Plastics : Can Tiny Plastic Pieces Affect Our Health? Osteoporosis in Men Endometriosis (Source: NIH News in Health)
Source: NIH News in Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news