Bone/Mineral Metabolism News

A review of published studies revealed hip and nonvertebral fracture risks increased for patients with chronic kidney disease stages G3a-G5D, leading researchers to suggest CKD be considered as an additional risk factor for fractures.

Advantages in bone parameters that may contribute to reduced fracture risk among Black vs. white adolescents and young adults may be attenuated by obesity, according to findings published in Bone.

A naturally occurring polyphenol in red grapes and berries may provide a prophylactic benefit for preventing bone loss in postmenopausal women without osteoporosis, according to data published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Healio and Endocrine Today have compiled a list of the most read news from the virtual American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions.

Researchers found no difference in coronary artery calcification progression between patients with chronic kidney disease and secondary hyperparathyroidism who were randomized to either calcitriol or paricalcitol.

Women with primary ovarian insufficiency prescribed combined oral contraceptives experienced an increase in bone density at the lumbar spine and total femur compared with similar women prescribed other hormone formulations or no treatment.

Evenity, a monoclonal antibody that inhibits sclerostin used to treat osteoporosis, may increase patients’ risk for adverse cardiovascular events, according to research published in Science Translational Medicine.

In June, the FDA approved burosumab for a second rare bone disease, expanded the indication for an interoperable insulin pump, cleared an integrated continuous glucose monitor, and approved a biosimilar and a new faster-acting insulin. 

The FDA approved burosumab-twza injection to treat patients aged 2 years and older with tumor-induced osteomalacia, according to an agency press release.

Long-term use of unfractionated heparin may be associated with the loss of lumbar spine bone mineral density in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis treatment, according to a published study.