Bone/Mineral Metabolism News

SAN DIEGO — In this video exclusive, Jonathan D. Leffert, MD, talks with Nicole C. Wright, PhD, MPH, about health disparities in metabolic bone disease.

SAN DIEGO — Men with osteoporosis receiving daily injections of abaloparatide had greater increases in bone mineral density at the lumbar spine, total hip and femoral neck at 12 months compared with placebo, according to a speaker.

Serum levels of sex steroids and bone metabolism markers align with skeletal development in boys during puberty, though development can vary based on pubertal stage, according to study findings published in Bone.

Postmenopausal women assigned denosumab have increases in mineral to matrix ratio at the cortical and cancellous bone at 2 to 3 years, but changes were not observed beyond 5 years, according to study findings.

The FDA has given 510(k) clearance for artificial intelligence software developed to support providers in the evaluation and assessment of musculoskeletal disease for older adults, according to an industry press release.

Adolescent boys exposed to higher levels of two types of endocrine-disrupting chemicals may have lower areal bone mineral density, according to study data published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Adults with acromegaly are more likely to experience a vertebral fracture than those without the disease, and high growth hormone levels increase fracture risk, according to study data from Italy.

Postmenopausal women with higher bone strain index values at the spine, neck and total hip are more likely to have incident fragility fractures vs. those with a lower bone strain index, according to study findings published in Bone.

During the past 2 decades, Endocrine Today has reported on the latest developments in hormone therapy for symptoms associated with menopause. For its 20th year, the publication is taking a look back.

Women with lower levels of anti-Müllerian hormone may experience greater bone loss during menopause transition, according to study findings published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.