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Bone density benefit
Bone drug could help prevent the spread of breast cancer
May 15,
2008 -- Maintaining bone density could be a key to decreasing the spread of cancer in women with locally advanced breast cancer, according to research at the School of Medicine. Bones are common sites for the spread, or metastasis, of breast cancer. Scientists here found that women treated for stage II/III breast cancer who also received a bone strengthening drug were less likely to have breast tumor cells growing in their bones after three months.
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Better bones
Potential osteoporosis treatment could help patients fortify their bones
Feb. 24,
2008 -- A better drug for osteoporosis wouldn't just preserve patients' old bone structure; it would help fortify their weakened bones with new bone material. Such a drug could be on the horizon because of research at the School of Medicine that has uncovered new information about how to amplify the bone formation process.
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Your Disease Risk
Siteman Cancer Center unveils web tool for estimating risk of five major diseases
June 28,
2007 --
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A few clicks of the mouse tell visitors to the "Your Disease Risk" Web site their risk for cancer, heart disease, diabetes, stroke and osteoporosis. The Siteman Cancer Center at the School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital recently launched this easy-to-use tool, which offers a wealth of information about risk factors and prevention strategies for five prominent diseases affecting millions of Americans.
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Keith Hruska
Professor of nephrology
Hruska is a leader in studies of the links between the kidney and the skeleton, which can cause devastating side effects for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Kidneys and bones produce factors that support each other's development and maintenance, and when CKD damages the kidney and reduces ...
Expertise: kidney, chronic kidney disease, bone, bone weakening, adynamic bone disorder, secondary hyparathyroidism, bone morphogenetic protein
Media assistance: (314) 286-0122 / purdym@wustl.edu
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Richard Chole
Lindburg Professor and head of otolaryngology
Chole is known for developing the oto-endoscopic camera and a prosthetic device that functions as a replacement for middle ear bones damaged by injury or infection. His current research aims to understand the mechanisms which are operant in the pathophysiology of inflammatory osteolysis in the middle ...
Expertise: bacteriology, bone biology, inflammation, hearing, signal transduction
Media assistance: (314) 286-0141 / ericsong@wustl.edu
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Reverse Your Risk
Good Housekeeping
April 1,
2008 -- WUSTL researcher Kathryn Diemer, clinical director of WUSTL's Bone Health Program, talks about bone-mineral density and other fracture risks in aging women.
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Calcium from food may work harder
The Los Angeles Times
June 25,
2007 -- Women who get calcium from food have higher bone density than those who get calcium from supplements, a study has found. This is true even if the supplements contain more total calcium than the diet with which they are compared.
In the study was published in the May edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
WUSTL bone and mineral diseases specialist and lead author Reina Armamento-Villareal comments.
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Scientists sort through 'junk' to unravel a genetic mystery
The New York Times
Feb. 8,
2006 -- Michael Whyte of Washington University comments on research he's conducted to determine a chromosomal source of X-linked recessive hypoparathyroidism, which can cause seizures in those who have the illness. Treatment includes high doses of vitamin D to return blood calcium to normal levels.
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Raw food eaters thin but healthy
BBC News online (UK)
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March 29,
2005 -- It has been suggested that eating only plant-derived foods that have not been cooked or processed might make bones thinner and prone to fractures. But a study in Archives of Internal Medicine found although bones were lighter on this diet, turnover rates were normal with no osteoporosis.
The study led by WUSTl researcher Luigi Fontana finds that vegans don't have increased risk of fracture but that their low bone mass is related to the fact that they are lighter because they take in fewer calories. The raw food diet group also had higher vitamin D levels than people on a typical Western diet, even though they did not consume dairy products which are known to be a good source of vitamin D.
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PSA test plus digital exam best at spotting prostate cancer
ABC News online
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March 25,
2005 -- A combination of both the blood PSA test and the digital rectal exam appears to work best for detecting prostate cancer, according to early results from an ongoing study by WUSTL researchers led by Gerald Andriole.
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