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21 Oct 2023

Regular Consumption Of Soft Drinks Make Bones Fragile: Experts

“Daily soft drink consumption is associated with a high risk of fractures in adults,” said experts.

02 Nov 2022

Giving birth can permanently change female bones; study reveals

A team of anthropologists discovered that reproduction permanently changes the bones of females in ways that were previously unknown. Its revelation, based on primatological research, gives fresh light on how giving birth might permanently alter the body.

23 Jun 2019

5W1H: Skull, bones found near Muzaffarpur's SKMC hospital

Human skulls and bones were found near a postmortem house behind SK Medical College and Hospital in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur.

09 Apr 2018

Novel method to generate stem cells developed

Chinese scientists have developed a novel method by mixing two chemicals that help generate stem cells which can self-renew or multiply while maintaining the potential to develop into other types of cells and be used to treat a wide range of ailments.

28 Mar 2018

Bizarre! Pregnant woman gave 'coffin birth' after she was buried

In a bizarre case, a team of archaeologists have discovered skeletal remains of a woman with a hole in her skull and bones of fetus lying between her legs, reportedly.

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20 Mar 2018

Consuming this diet may boost bones density in postmenopausal women

A new study suggests that postmenopausal women should consume a Mediterranean diet as it may boost their bones and muscle mass.

01 Jan 2018

Calcium, vitamin D supplements may not reduce fracture risk, claims study

Previous studies have come to mixed conclusions about an association between supplements and fracture risk, researchers said.

28 Nov 2017

Exercise alone may not protect your knees: Study

Weight loss has been shown to slow down cartilage degeneration in overweight and obese individuals.

18 Nov 2017

Water test may help prevent bone disease in India

While low amounts of fluoride are beneficial for healthy teeth, high levels of fluoride can weaken bones, leading to skeletal fluorosis, said researchers at the University of Bath in the UK.

10 Nov 2017

Air pollution weakens bones, increases fracture risk

This study is the first to document high rates of hospital admissions for bone fractures in communities with elevated levels of ambient particulate matter (PM2.5), a component of air pollution,

01 Nov 2017

Your body structure affects your appetite too, says study

Researchers in Canada studied a hormone produced by human bones, called osteocalcin, which affects how we metabolize sugar and fat.

20 Oct 2017

World Osteoporosis Day: Lifestyle tips to keep your bones healthy

World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) is marked on October 20 each year.

24 Sep 2017

This is what causes bone loss in elderly

Osteoporosis -- the thinning of bone and the loss of bone density that increases the risk of fractures -- is a major health problem in older people.

17 Jun 2017

Meet this 18-year-old vlogger who has a bone like 'chalk'!

18-year-old Michaela Davert is all of '2ft 6ins' tall and has already suffered close to 90 fractures and undergone around 25 surgeries in her short lifetime.

18 May 2017

Newly-devised tiny bubbles may help heal fractures

The new two-step gene therapy method successfully treated non-healing fractures in pigs within eight weeks of treatment, said Maxim Bez from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel.

30 Mar 2017

Take these injection shots to keep your bones strong

Only the approved drug PTH addresses the cells involved in bone formation (osteoblasts) but doctors must prescribe bisphosphonates with it to target bone degradation simultaneously.

23 Mar 2017

Men, take note! Gyming can help you enhance bone health

One year of targeted exercise can decrease harmful sclerostin, a protein made in the bone, and increase IGF-1, a hormone associated with bone growth.

04 Mar 2017

Want to build healthy bones? Start exercising now

Who doesn't want to build strong bones? Well, everyone does and for that one needs to exercise regularly.

23 Nov 2016

Menopausal hormone therapy may improve bone health, claim experts

Women who undergo menopausal hormone therapy for symptoms such as hot flashes may not only have increased bone mass but also improved bone structure, a new study has claimed.

20 Oct 2016

World Osteoporosis Day: Things that can weaken your bones!

As women reach menopause their vulnerabilities to osteoporosis go up due to the sudden decrease in levels of oestrogen - a female hormone that protects bones - during this time.

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