Many fractures are early-warning signs of osteoporosis. Yet in everyday clinical care, they often go unrecognized and undocumented as warning signs, according to a new nationwide Austrian study by the ...

Dear Doctors: I just turned 65, and my doctor wants me to have a bone density test. What is it, and how does it work? Dear Reader: A bone mineral density test, or BMD, measures the strength of one’s ...

Osteoporosis is a bone disease that’s common in the United States, affecting almost 20 percent of women and 5 percent of men over age 50. Osteoporosis occurs when bones are weakened by hormone shifts ...

Older adults with lower bone density showed faster cognitive decline and more white matter change over five years.