Bone Mineral Density

SEATTLE — Most adults with hypoparathyroidism no longer needed calcium or vitamin D supplementation after initiating a once-daily active parathyroid hormone drug, according to a speaker.

Adolescents and young adults with obesity who undergo sleeve gastrectomy have declines in bone strength and volumetric bone mineral density 1 year after surgery, according to study data.

Urinary markers indicated that infants who were fed soy-based formulas had better bone metabolism at 6 months than those fed breast milk or dairy-based infant formula, according to research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Antiresorptive medications such as oral bisphosphonates have a minimal effect on change in lumbar spine trabecular bone score among older adults, according to a study published in The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Adults with obstructive sleep apnea demonstrated low predicted bone mineral density, which could impact the strength of their bones and teeth, according to study results published in Cranio.

Adults with mild hyperparathyroidism who underwent a parathyroidectomy did not have a difference in fracture events at 10 years compared with adults who did not undergo surgery, according to study data.

Women with osteoporosis receiving abaloparatide for 18 months followed by alendronate for 2 years had greater improvements in trabecular bone score than those receiving placebo, according to study findings.

Among postmenopausal women living in Brazil, lower appendicular lean mass was independently associated with low bone mass, according to findings of a cross-sectional study published in Menopause.

A belt device that mechanically stimulates bones through vibration slowed the decline in bone strength among adults with osteopenia, according to top-line results announced in an industry press release.

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