New way to build stronger bones
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US researchers find a way to trigger bone production, raising hopes of new drugs to treat osteoporosis.
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A team of US scientists show off a novel device that harvests energy from human movements.
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Researchers train a monkey to feed itself by guiding a mechanical arm with its mind. It could be a big step forward for prosthetics. By David Cohn.
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Scientists have developed a way to produce a pure source of muscle cells, a technique that might one day prove useful for treating muscle-related diseases.
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German scientists have repaired the severely damaged skull of a 7-year-old girl using stem cells derived from body fat. The wound in the child&#39;s skull was too large to treat with conventional bone grafts.
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Scientists have developed a stengthened cement to be used in facial reconstructive surgery.
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An amazing surgical procedure has allowed a man to rebuild his own jawbone after he lost it to cancer. The current issue of the medical journal &quot;Lancet&quot; describes the procedure used by surgeons in Germany to grow a new jaw for the man on his upper back.
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A small study of female-to-male transsexuals shows that testosterone therapy at "male" dosages significantly increases bone mineral density.
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Doctors routinely use plates, rods and screws to bolt a nasty bone fracture back together. But all of that hardware won't help heal the bone and muscle tissue surrounding the injury, said Thomas G. Roueche, president and chief executive of BioSurface Engineering Technologies Inc. of College Park.
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One of the things we plan to do different in the Geek Ranch (see What's New Down Here?) is build a lot of domes instead of conventional buildings. The reasoning behind this is that they are quicker to build, cost less and use mostly local materials and that which is not local (in particular, steel) is used in lower quantities than read more
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MONDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Children battling cancer may also have weaker bones, new research shows.
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In a study that could change the way hip fractures are treated, doctors have discovered that giving the Novartis osteoporosis drug Reclast can prevent later fractures and helps patients live longer.
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Scientists develop a method of routinely growing stem cells in conditions similar to the human body.
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Half of Americans older than 50 will be at risk of fractures from too-thin bones by 2020, the surgeon general warned Thursday, urging people to get more calcium, vitamin D and exercise to avoid crippling osteoporosis.    The bone-thinning disease is on the rise as the population grays - but weak bones aren't a natural consequence of aging, Surgeon General Richard Carmona stressed...
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A technique that helps heal spinal injuries in dogs may lead the way to future methods of preventing paralysis in humans who&#39;ve suffered spinal damage.
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NEW YORK  - The more time young men spend engaging in high-impact physical exercise, the greater their bone mineral density, a new study of medical students shows.
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Black women are known to have higher bone mineral density, associated with stronger bones, than white women. New findings suggest that one reason for this may be due to the slower rate of bone loss among elderly black women.