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Experimental Approach May Reverse Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoporosis

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created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have identified a mechanism that may keep a well known signaling molecule from eroding bone and inflaming joints, according to an early study published online today in the Journal of Clinical In ...


Stem cells could halt osteoporosis, promote bone growth

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created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

While interferon gamma sounds like an outer space weapon, it's actually a hormone produced by our own bodies, and it holds great promise to repair bones affected by osteoporosis. In a new study published in the journal Stem Ce ...





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We now know that the brain controls the formation of bone

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created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

The brain acts as a profound regulatory centre, controlling myriad processes throughout the body in ways we are only just beginning to understand. In new findings, Australian scientists have shown surprising connections between ...


Sticks and stones break bones, but new study may prevent it

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created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The best way to prevent a fracture is to stop bones from reaching the point where they are prone to breaking, but understanding the process of how bones form and mature has been challenging. Now researchers at the University ...


Fabled 'vegetable lamb' plant contains potential treatment for osteoporosis

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created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 1

once believed to bear fruit that ripened into a living baby sheep — produces substances that show promise in laboratory experiments as new treatments for osteoporosis, the bone-thinning disease. That's the conclusion of a ...


Doctors Use Patient's Own Stem Cells to Grow Facial Bone

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created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a first-of-its kind procedure, physicians have used stem cells taken from the fat tissue of a 14-year-old boy and combined them with growth protein and donor tissue to grow viable cheek bones in the teen. ...


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New evidence that green tea may help improve bone health

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created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers in Hong Kong are reporting new evidence that green tea — one of the most popular beverages consumed worldwide and now available as a dietary supplement — may help improve bone health. They found ...


Space-related radiation research could help reduce fractures in cancer survivors

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created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A research project looking for ways to reduce bone loss in astronauts may yield methods of improving the bone health of cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment.


Study results promise faster recovery from life-threatening blood cell shortages

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created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A key compound resupplies bone marrow with fast-acting stem cells that can more quickly rekindle blood cell production, according to a study published online today in the journal Blood. While the study was in mice, in the ...


Researchers identify protein involved in causing gum disease, osteoporosis, arthritis

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created Aug 30, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery, collaborating with researchers from other institutions, have contributed to the discovery that a gene called interferon regulator factor-8 (IRF-8) is involved in the development ...


Bone-cell control of energy generation is regulated by the protein Atf4

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created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bone cells known as osteoblasts were recently shown to have a role in controlling the biochemical reactions that generate energy via secretion of the molecule osteocalcin. Gerard Karsenty and colleagues, at Columbia University ...


Targeting MMPs to halt advanced metastatic breast cancer

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created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An upcoming G&D paper reveals how two specific matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) proteins contribute to bone metastasis in advanced breast cancer - lending important new insight into the design of clinically useful small molecule ...



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