Osteoporosis

In postmenopausal women, eating prunes every day prevented loss of hip bone mineral density and protected against hip fractures, according to a randomized controlled trial published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Jarlsberg cheese has a significant stimulatory effect on serum osteocalcin.

ORLANDO — Exercise can supplement the efficacy of several therapies used to treat osteoporosis, according to a presenter at the 2022 Rheumatology Nurses Society Annual Conference.

Vitamin D3 supplementation is not associated with a reduced risk for fractures among healthy middle-aged and older adults, according to study results published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Among South-East Asian adults, bisphosphonate use in is not associated with differences in clinical outcomes or mortality after an atypical femur fracture, according to study data published in Bone.

Teriparatide restores bone mineral quality to premenopausal levels for women with postmenopausal osteoporosis if taken for 24 months, but not if taken at shorter intervals, according to study findings published in Bone.

Romosozumab improved bone mineral density at the lumbar spine, total hip and femoral neck, and reduced the relative risk for fractures in women with osteoporosis and mild-to-moderate chronic kidney disease, according to study data.

There is a “direct correlation” between microscopic particles found in air pollution and increased incidence of osteoporosis and autoimmune disease in a cohort of individuals in Italy, according to a presenter at the EULAR 2022 Congress.

DESTIN, Fla. — Cell senescence may represent the “most exciting” development in the potential treatment of osteoporosis, according to Michael R. McClung, MD, of Australian Catholic University and the Oregon Osteoporosis Center.

In honor of Osteoporosis Awareness Month in May, advocacy organizations used social media to spread the word about the disease, including tips for patients on how to better manage their disease.