Calcium-sensing receptor

1 mg/kg s.c. agonist CB1 receptor WIN 55,212-2, a 3 mg/kg s.c. antagonist AM251, and a 1 ml/kg s.c. vehicle. This study had two parts to it with one focusing on the behavioral aspects of the animals and the other on the biological aspects. Behavioral…

1. What is FOP? Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva is a rare genetic disease in which a person’s bones will begin to form into the muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints and connective tissues. Overtime the development will restrict a person’s movement. It has been described as turning a person into stone because their body is essentially encased by a second skeleton. 2. What are the initial symptoms? Symptoms of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva, include: an infant being born with short,…

Those who were against milk generally said it was because they thought it was unnatural and therefore unhealthy. Sarah Adams believes that milk is not good for us because, “calcium doesn't synthesize into our bodies properly”. In her stated opinion Sarah must assume that the only reason we would drink milk is for the calcium we would supposedly absorb. Her assumption seems reasonable. When she was a kid growing up the popular idea…

study, this surgery caused a 54% increase in hip, spine, and wrist fractures in postmenopausal women” (Taylor, 2009). Another possible cause of osteoporosis is low testosterone in men. “Men need both testosterone and estrogen for bone health” (Taylor, 2009). Men convert testosterone into bone-preserving estrogen (Taylor, 2009). Hormone imbalances can play another role in osteoporosis. Parathyroid hormone and growth hormone help orchestrate how well the bones use calcium and when to build up bone…

Osteomyelitis Anoimalo S. Matagi Alaska Career College Abstract Osteomyelitis affects about two out of every 10,000 people (Cleveland Clinic, 2016). A possible reason as to why two of 10,000 people are affected is their lack of understanding to how to treat and prevent osteomyelitis. For example, those who are not aware of how osteomyelitis and how it effects the bone, as many organisms (most commonly staphylococcus) travel through the blood stream and can cause a bone…

Expansive Position Statement Magnesium vs. Calcium for Bone Health The other day author Ms. New covered with coworkers about human bones. One of Ms. News’s co-workers incidentally broke her arm during vacation. Each person reflected upon when they had broken their bones. The conversation sparked an interest in Ms. New about bone health. Often people consider the structure of the muscle and fat built into the body. However, many people are oblivious to bone health. The bones have the important…

amount of men and women from their early fifties and up. My major is kinesiology, therefore I am doing a research to learn about how physical inactivity can possibly cause osteoporosis. Osteoporosis, a skeletal disease, is when weakened bone that is not strong enough to perform the daily physical activities of an everyday average person, causing fractures and minor stresses. It is estimated that osteoporoses or low bone mass occurs in about over fifty-five percent of the population age fifty…

The neck is the most important part of our body. It connects our brain with the rest of the organs and veins. The medical term for the neck is the cervical spine. This cervical spine starts right beneath your head to your starting of the torso. It contains seven small vertebrae bones that are joined together to give a structure of the neck. Why do Neck Pains Occur? Cervical spines can face pain for many reasons. For example, accidents or injury can cause severe pain in the neck. A certain move…

By Jonas Wilson, Ing. Med. Calcifying Disorders: An Overview Any build up of calcium in body tissue where calcium is usually not found may be considered as calcification. Calcium is predominantly found in our bones and teeth and uses the bloodstream as a means of travelling to these physiological locations. A very small amount of calcium, approximately one percent, is found elsewhere in the body including muscles and the blood itself. When calcium salts are abnormally deposited in unusual…

rapidly lose important minerals, such as calcium, rendering them ineffective in replacing these important minerals (Whitney et al., 2014, p. 199). Therefore, the affected bones, in particular, the most common the hip, spine, and wrist, become thin, weak, and brittle (Figure 1). Figure 1: The construction of an osteoporosis bone on the left compared with that of a normal…