The From Labs to Lives Blog connects everyday topics with UC Davis research. Each post is reviewed by our experts, ensuring you always get useful information you can trust. Bone density isn’t just ...

When we think about health check-ups before 50, heart health, blood sugar, and cholesterol often top the list. Bone health, however, is frequently overlooked, until a fracture becomes the wake-up call ...

A lot of people think osteoporosis is only a women’s issue, but men can get it, too – especially as they get older, says Jim ...

While there’s plenty of information out there on what exercises and diets are best for improving or maintaining bone health, it can be nerve wracking to put all that work in and still not know what ...

Your bones could be silently thinning for years before you ever fall and break one in midlife or older age—a fate that strikes up to half of women over 50, double the number of men. At the moment of a ...

You may have heard high-impact activity – exercise such as running, jumping, football and basketball – is good at building bone density and strength. But what about when you’re standing still, lifting ...