Bone Mineral Density

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.

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.

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.

A cohort of adults with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome experienced a high rate of bone turnover immediately after surgical remission, resulting in a “striking” net increase in bone mineral density for most patients, researchers reported.

A cohort of Asian adults were 3.4 times more likely to experience an atypical femur fracture compared with non-Asian adults, although the incidence was still low, according to findings published in Bone.

Leading bone health organizations have issued guidance for health care professionals treating people with osteoporosis during the COVID-19 pandemic, outlining important treatment adjustments for osteoporosis therapies and alternative methods for assessing fracture risk in the absence of a DXA scan.

Women aged 65 years or younger who underwent surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy for gynecologic cancer appeared at higher risk for osteopenia and osteoporosis as early as 1 year after treatment, according to study results presented at the virtual Society of Gynecologic Cancer Annual Meeting.

A lower estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria were shown to have a “synergistic effect” in increasing risk for hip fracture among a cohort of Korean adults, according to findings published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Adolescents and young adults with obesity who underwent sleeve gastrectomy experienced a reduction in bone mineral density measures in the year after surgery when compared with nonsurgical controls, but did not experience a decrease in bone strength despite significant weight loss, according to findings published in Bone.