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According to recent research from Barcelona, Spain, "Osteoporosis is the most common type of metabolic bone disease. It is characterized by low bone mass and deterioration of bone microarchitecture that leads to bone fragility and increased susceptibility to fractures."
"Generally, it increases progressively with age and decreased gonadal function and is the result of a negative skeletal balance observed when osteoclasts increase in number or activity, osteoblasts decrease in number or activity, or a combination of these factors. Most drugs marketed for the treatment of osteoporosis act by decreasing bone resorption or by increasing bone formation. The search for effective treatment strategies for osteoporosis continues, with special attention focused on the identification of novel targets for drug development," wrote J. Bozzo and colleagues (see also Bone Research).
The researchers ...