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Osteoporosis
New research in the area of osteoporosis detailed
June 2nd, 2005
Investigators in the United States and Italy have published new osteoporosis data. Study 1: A study by Michigan State University physiologists found the effect of unloading on trabecular bone in women with spinal cord injury was greater than that of estrogen loss in middle-aged ambulatory women. "The prevalence of osteoporosis is high among postmenopausal women and individuals sustaining a spinal cord injury (SCI). We assessed the effects of estrogen loss and unloading on the trabecular bone of the knee in women," reported J.M. Slade and colleagues, Michigan State University. They used high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-06-02)
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