The last five years have witnessed a remarkable renaissance in vitamin D research and a
complete re-evaluation of its benefits to human health. Two key factors have catalyzed these …

I. Introduction A LTHOUGH osteoporosis has long been considered a disease of women, in
the earliest reports of the epidemiology of osteoporosis it was apparent that the classical age …

Concern about the risk of bone loss in astronauts as a result of prolonged exposure to
microgravity prompted the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to convene a …

Most estimates of osteoporosis in older US adults have been based on its occurrence in
white women, even though it is known to affect men and minority women. In the present …

OBJECTIVES: To compare the validity of a parsimonious frailty index (components: weight
loss, inability to rise from a chair, and poor energy (Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF) …

Abstract Teriparatide [rhPTH (1–34)] increases bone mineral density and reduces the risk of
vertebral fracture in women. We randomized 437 men with spine or hip bone mineral density …

The proportion of fractures that occur in women without osteoporosis has not been fully
described, and the characteristics of nonosteoporotic women who fracture are not well …

Osteoporosis causes an elevated fracture risk. We propose the continued use of T-scores as
one means for diagnosis but recommend that, alternatively, hip fracture; osteopenia …

Testosterone (TST) plays a role in the organization of behavior during development. The
authors examined whether TST could play a maintenance role in behavior as well. In a …

The extent to which low‐frequency (minor allele frequency (MAF) between 1–5%) and rare
(MAF≤ 1%) variants contribute to complex traits and disease in the general population is …