Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Breaking osteoporosis: New mechanism activates bone-building cells

The number of osteoporosis medications that promote bone formation are few compared to those that suppress bone resorption. Researchers have discovered that the gene SIRT7 is important for bone formation, and have succeeded in finding a new mechanism to activate gene functions essential for bone formation.

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