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Osteoporosis is bone scurvy, not calcium deficiency

Osteoporosis is bone scurvy, not calcium deficiency

It saddens me to see older women diagnosed with “osteopenia” or “osteoporosis” listening to their doctors and taking calcium supplements and even problematic drugs called bisphosphonates. These are irrational, dogmatic and harmful approaches to the problem of bone breakdown as we age. In my practice of nephrology and internal medicine, I have seen many patients …

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Researchers induced bone regeneration with a special hydrogel that mimics the natural environment of bone

Researchers induced bone regeneration with a special hydrogel that mimics the natural environment of bone

image: Research team see After Credit: Tel-Aviv University An innovative technology developed at Tel Aviv University will enable bone regeneration to correct large bone defects by means of a special hydrogel. After successful testing in an animal model, the researchers are now planning to move on to clinical trials. The groundbreaking study was conducted by …

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