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Skipping Breakfast? Beware Broken Bones, Study Says
FRIDAY, Aug. 29, 2025 — Breakfast is said to be the most important meal of the day, and a new study says that’s absolutely true as far as bone health is concerned. Folks who skip breakfast have a gre...
Skipping Breakfast, Eating Late May Increase Osteoporosis Risk
FRIDAY, Aug. 29, 2025 – Lifestyle habits, including skipping breakfast and having a late dinner, are associated with an increased risk for osteoporotic fracture, according to a study published in...
Stopping Menopausal Hormone Therapy May Temporarily Increase Fracture Risk
WEDNESDAY, July 30, 2025 – Stopping menopausal hormone therapy initially leads to several years of elevated fracture risk; however, this risk then decreases, first becoming similar to and eventually...
ENDO: Osteoporosis Treatment Benefits Elderly Patients With Fragility Fracture
THURSDAY, July 17, 2025 – Patients with osteoporosis who suffer a fragility fracture at age 80 years or older have better five-year outcomes if they receive treatment for osteoporosis, according to...
AI Can Accurately Estimate Bone Mineral Density and Classify Osteoporosis
WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2025 – An artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted diagnostic system can accurately estimate bone mineral density (BMD) and classify osteoporosis category, according to a study...
Weighted Vests Do Not Prevent Weight Loss-Linked Bone Loss at Hip
TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 – For older adults with obesity, neither weighted vest use nor resistance training (RT) mitigates weight loss (WL)-associated bone loss at the hip, according to a study...
Weighted Vests Don't Protect Bone Health In Dieting Seniors, Trial Says
TUESDAY, June 24, 2025 — Weighted vests have been touted as a potential means of warding off osteoporosis while losing weight. The idea is that the extra weight will promote new bone growth even as p...
Topical Testosterone + Exercise No Aid for Hip Fracture Recovery in Women
TUESDAY, May 20, 2025 – Topical testosterone therapy does not significantly improve functional outcomes beyond supervised exercise training in older women recovering from a hip fracture, according...
Air Pollution May Worsen Bone Health in Postmenopausal Women
FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 – Exposure to air pollution may worsen bone loss in postmenopausal women, according to a study published online April 24 in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. Diddier ...
Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors Increase Risk for Falls in Patients With Diabetes
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 – Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor use is an independent risk factor for falls in people with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online March...
Opportunistic CT Bone Density Screening Improves Osteoporosis Screening Rate
MONDAY, March 10, 2025 – Implementing opportunistic computed tomography (CT) bone density screening could increase the osteoporosis screening rate, yielding a reduction in medical costs, according...
Offspring of Women With Epilepsy Experience Decreased Bone Metabolism
FRIDAY, Feb. 14, 2025 – Women with epilepsy may have offspring with decreased bone metabolism and lower birth weight, according to a study published online Feb. 3 in the Annals of Clinical and...
Zolendrate (Reclast) Lowers Fracture Risk in Early Postmenopausal Women
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 – Women past menopause can protect themselves from future fractures through infrequent, cheap IV infusions of a bone-strengthening drug. Women 50 to 60 who got two IV infusions...
Zoledronate Prevents Morphometric Vertebral Fractures Over 10 Years
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2025 – For early postmenopausal women, zoledronate administered at baseline and five years is effective for preventing morphometric vertebral fracture, according to a study...
Updated Guidelines for Preventing Osteoporosis-Related Fractures Released
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 – All women 65 and older should continue to be screened for osteoporosis, the nation’s leading preventive health panel says in an updated recommendation. The U.S. Preventive S...