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Wednesday, October 28

Maternal & Child Nutrition

Famine’s links to later-life disease varied by age and sex

Compared with no reported exposure, famine exposure was linked to 20%–29% higher odds of five chronic conditions and 10% higher odds of two others.Compared with no reported exposure, famine exposure was linked to 20%–29% higher odds of five chronic conditions and 10% higher odds of two others.

Cohort · 11,047 peoplePopulations
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Normal-weight fatty liver disease linked to higher mortality

Survival was 77.49% among normal-weight patients versus 83.93% among those with overweight or obesity in a matched analysis of US health records.Survival was 77.49% among normal-weight patients versus 83.93% among those with overweight or obesity in a matched analysis of US health records.

A fatty liver sits between groups of slender and broader upright figures, with more white figure-shaped gaps among the slender group.
Cohort studyPopulations
Research Square

Deleting an immune-related gene eased bone loss in female mice

An experiment compared female mice with and without an immune-regulating gene after ovary removal, finding higher bone density in mice without it.An experiment compared female mice with and without an immune-regulating gene after ovary removal, finding higher bone density in mice without it.

Crlf2 is highly expressed in osteoporosis samples and osteoclasts, and is lowly expressed in osteoblasts.
Preprint: mouse studyBones and joints

Tuesday, October 27

Calcified Tissue International

Telmisartan linked to lower osteoporosis or fracture risk

Telmisartan use was associated with a lower combined risk of osteoporosis or osteoporotic fracture (adjusted hazard ratio 0.65 versus other blood pressure drugs in the…Telmisartan use was associated with a lower combined risk of osteoporosis or osteoporotic fracture (adjusted hazard ratio 0.65 versus other blood pressure drugs in the same class).

Healthcare

Exercise program linked to better physical function in older adults

At 10 weeks, adjusted physical performance scores averaged 9.62 in the program group versus 7.80 in the control group.At 10 weeks, adjusted physical performance scores averaged 9.62 in the program group versus 7.80 in the control group.

Flow of participants through the study (TREND diagram).
Non-randomized trial · 184 peopleInterventions