A non-invasive in vivo X-ray fluorescence system demonstrates that bone strontium levels continually increase during long-term strontium citrate supplementation, Canadian researchers report.

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Trabecular bone structure may be a better predictor for fracture risk than bone mineral density in patients with subclinical hypercortisolism, Italian researchers report.

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Socioeconomic status in both childhood and adulthood are associated with bone mineral density, independently of other factors, research indicates.

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Blood mercury levels are inversely correlated with the prevalence of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, a cross-sectional Korean study has shown.

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Researchers report that blood 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels below 50 nmol/L predict an increased risk for adverse outcomes in elderly individuals, including hip fracture, myocardial infarction, cancer, and death.

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The majority of hip fracture patients in North India have vitamin D deficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism, study findings indicate.

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Women who experience surgical menopause are at no greater long-term risk for nonvertebral fracture than women who experience natural menopause, US researchers report.

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Serum levels of C-reactive protein are inversely and independently associated with bone mineral density in the general US population, research reveals.

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Postmenopausal Korean women who have never smoked but who are exposed to secondhand smoke are at increased risk for developing osteoporosis compared with unexposed women, indicate study results.

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The periosteal apposition rate required to maintain bone stiffness during aging depends on natural variation in adult bone morphology, US researchers report.

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