Bone Mineral Density

Magnesium supplements may help improve bone health and blood pressure, but more studies are needed to confirm any causal associations, according to research.

Exposure to higher levels of endocrine-disrupting chemicals may hinder bone development for children, adolescents and young adults, according to study findings published in Environmental Research.

The FDA cleared a wearable vibration belt device as a non-pharmacologic treatment for postmenopausal women with osteopenia, according to an industry press release.

The identification of rare genetic variants that influence bone mineral density did not significantly improve fracture risk screening among a large group of adults, according to data published in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Transgender people who use gender-confirming hormone therapy long term have increases in bone mineral density back to levels observed before pubertal suppression, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Muscle mass as measured through high-resolution peripheral quantitative CT may not interact with bone measures to affect the risk for fractures among older men, though more studies are needed, according to study data.

Nearly one-third of women with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome and normal bone mineral density have a low trabecular bone score, according to study data.

SANTA FE, N.M. — In this video exclusive, Jacques P. Brown, MD, discusses clinical applications of bone turnover markers in managing osteoporosis.

Older men who have a rapid decline in cortical bone over 4 years have a higher risk for sustaining a future fracture, according to findings published in The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Among postmenopausal women, hormone preparations increased lumbar spine bone mineral density and had a protective effect against osteopenia, according to a real-world study published in Menopause.