LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry announced Wednesday that they have come one step closer to understanding the complex biological mechanisms that lead to osteoporosis, the bone disease that affects some 200 million people throughout the world. Researchers found that when an epigenetic factor called KDM4B is absent from mesenchymal stem cells , or cells in the bone marrow, the cells are far more likely to differentiate into fat cells than bone cells, resulting in an unhealthy imbalance that worsens skeletal aging and leads over time to brittle bones and fractures. RELATED: Porn King Larry Flynt, Founder Of Hustler Magazine, Dead At 78 Researchers said the findings from their study in mice, published online in the journal Cell Stem Cell, could hold an important key to developing more effective treatments for osteoporosis and improving the lives of an aging population. “We know that bone loss comes with age, … [Read more...] about UCLA: Research Could Hold Key To Treatments For Osteoporosis
