This in turn can increase the risk of osteoporosis – a disease that causes fragile bones and an increased risk of fractures in later life. According to the Royal Osteoporosis Society, an estimated one ...

Assessing a key aspect of bone architecture, for which clinicians can now be reimbursed under Medicare, can significantly improve the ability to predict a patient's risk for bone fracture. Although ...

A technology developed at Ohio University may do a better job of identifying older women at risk for broken bones than the current standard bone density test.