Why Diabetics Break Bones Easier and How to Stay Strong
Older adults with diabetes face a bigger risk of broken bones, but the reasons differ between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes weakens bones by …
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Why Some Kids Get Weak Bones and Spine Fractures
Researchers studied 11 children who had weak bones and broken vertebrae (bones in the spine) to understand why this happens. They found that weak bones in kids …
Read MoreYour Parent's Hip Fracture May Mean You Need a Bone Checkup
Researchers discovered that adult children of older parents who break their hip bones are at high risk for weak bones themselves. In this study, 60 adult …
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