Bone/Mineral Metabolism News

Hip fracture hospitalizations decreased by 11% in France during the first COVID-19 lockdown compared with the year before, according to a speaker at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting.

Clinicians should be cautious when prescribing certain antihyperglycemic agents for people with type 2 diabetes at risk for fracture, particularly when a patient is older with long disease duration or complications, according to a speaker.

The COVID-19 pandemic brought extensive changes to the biomedical science community and revealed research lessons clinicians and scientists should heed going forward, according to a speaker.

An effective way to predict a woman aged 25 to 31 years will develop osteoporosis is to do a check of sclerostin and possibly other blood serum markers for bone turnover at key timepoints in the woman’s life, according to a presenter.

Alendronate, a drug commonly used to treat osteoporosis, may help protect against type 2 diabetes, according to a presenter at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes virtual meeting.

A study of provider prescribing patterns revealed patients with advanced chronic kidney disease, especially those on dialysis, had lower rates of osteoporosis treatment than patients with earlier stages of kidney disease.

A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials suggested magnesium supplementation alone might benefit patients on hemodialysis with chronic kidney disease-mineral bone disorder.

People with diabetes and less appendicular skeletal muscle mass are more likely to have lower bone mineral density in the lumbar spine, hip and femoral neck and are at a greater risk for osteoporosis, according to study data.

NAMS has released a position statement reflecting the latest thinking and findings regarding the management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.

Boys who engaged in high-impact exercise in early adolescence experienced greater gains in bone mineral density compared with boys who reported no exercise practice, data from a population-based study show.