Bone health in children and adolescents is shaped by the dynamic interplay between skeletal growth, hormonal factors, nutrition and mechanical loading. During early life, bone modelling establishes ...

Both lean and fat mass indices affect BMD and osteoporosis risk, with the specific clinical relationships varying by biological sex.

The From Labs to Lives Blog connects everyday topics with UC Davis research. Each post is reviewed by our experts, ensuring you always get useful information you can trust. Bone density isn’t just ...

Once a person loses bone density, they typically cannot regain it. However, they may be able to prevent further bone density loss through lifestyle adjustments, such as getting sufficient exercise, ...

Semaglutide may offer an added bone health benefit while helping manage type 2 diabetes and obesity, providing encouraging ...

Your bones could be silently thinning for years before you ever fall and break one in midlife or older age—a fate that strikes up to half of women over 50, double the number of men. At the moment of a ...

Around 40% of adults worldwide are affected by osteopenia: a loss of bone mineral density. This condition is extremely common particularly in postmenopausal women and elderly adults. It’s estimated ...