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Racial differences in the rates of detection and management of osteoporosis were explored in a study of African American and white women published in Journal of Women’s Health.

A method for genetically engineering hMSCs so they become immortal and still retain their ability to become bone cells is described in an article published in BioResearch Open Access.

Asian-American children have been at low risk for being overweight or obese compared to other racial and ethnic groups in the U.S., but that may be changing.

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers announces the launch of Soft Robotics, a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the science and engineering of soft materials in mobile machines.

Michael Twery, PhD, Director, National Center on Sleep Disorders Research at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, will speak on “Sleep Disorders and Women: More Than Just Tired.”

Therapeutic exposure to a high oxygen environment was hoped to minimize the concussion symptoms resulting from mild TBI, but hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) treatment may not offer significant advantages, according to an article in Journal of Neurotrauma.

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers launches the Liebert Author Advocacy Program (LAAP), an innovative membership program designed to support Open Access (OA) and enhance the visibility and share-ability of academic research.

Premenopausal use of hormonal contraceptives may improve the cognitive abilities of women in midlife and for years afterward.

The complex factors involved in the sexual transmission of HIV, the urgent need for new preventive approaches, and the most promising methods currently in development are examined in a special issue of AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses.

Cardiovascular (CV) disease is a leading cause of illness and death following SCI, and changes in baroreflex sensitivity—the body's ability to detect and respond to changes in blood pressure—may be predictive of a CV event.