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HIV-Positive Young Men And Low Bone Density Risk

According to a study by a research network supported by the National Institutes of Health, young men being treated for HIV are more likely to have low bone mass than other males their age. Low bone m...

Peripheral DXA Bone Mineral Density Screening Device Employs Very Low Radiation Dose

A new bone mineral density assessment system features an enhanced form of X-ray technology to measure bone density.

New study links healthy muscle mass to healthy bones, finds differences by gender

Researchers have long been aware that the progressive loss of muscle mass and bone density is a natural part of aging. But little work has investigated how muscle tissue affects the inner and outer la...

The Complex Relationship Between Muscle And Bone: Findings Could Identify People At Higher Risk For Falls And Fractures

Researchers have long been aware that the progressive loss of muscle mass and bone density is a natural part of aging. But little work has investigated how muscle tissue affects the inner and outer la...

Texas Fertility Center ‘March Dadness’ Campaign Focuses on the Odds of Beating Male Infertility

Austin, TX (PRWEB) March 19, 2013 Anyone experiencing the frustration of infertility knows about jumping through hoops to get pregnant. This month, as the NCAA Competition known as March Madness ti...

Pediatric Bone Mass Tracks Partially Into Adulthood

A 28-year follow-up of adults with bone scans as children shows weak correlation between forearm bone mass and bone mass in adulthood. Medscape Medical News

Researchers identify gene variations linked to male and female infertility

Identification of genetic variations in the genes coding for the hormone FSH may provide new treatments for male and female infertility, according to work presented at the European Congress of Endocri...

Bone Density Screening Intervals for Osteoporosis One Size Does Not Fit All Bone Density Screening Intervals for Osteoporosis

Rates of bone density testing have reached a plateau in recent years. Despite recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force and the National Osteoporosis Foundation for universal screenin...

Effects of body composition, leptin, and adiponectin on bone mineral density in prepubertal girls.

Body weight is positively associated with bone mineral density but the relationship between obesity and bone mineral density is unclear. Leptin and adiponectin are potential independent contributors t...

Cadmium Is More Toxic on Volume Bone Mineral Density than Tissue Bone Mineral Density.

It has been showed that Cd induces low areal bone mineral density, but we do not know the effect of Cd on cubic bone density. This study was aimed to investigate the effects of Cd on volumetric bone m...

Association study of HLA-B alleles with idiopathic male infertility in Han population of China.

PURPOSE: To investigate the distributions of HLA-B alleles and estimate their associations with idiopathic male infertility in Chinese Han population. METHODS: Polymerase chain reaction-sequence-based...

Emerging evidence for the role of genomic instability in male factor infertility.

Male infertility is a common and complex pathology affecting about 7% of men of reproductive age. Given its complexity, the underlying etiology for male infertility is often unknown. A growing amount...

Meiotic recombination and male infertility: from basic science to clinical reality?

Infertility is a common problem that affects approximately 15% of the population. Although many advances have been made in the treatment of infertility, the molecular and genetic causes of male infert...