«In a
silent disease like osteoporosis, [patients] don't feel any difference, and they just give up the injections all together,» says Robert Farra, co-author of the study and chief operating officer at MicroCHIPS, the company that makes the chip.
This study opens up the possibility of using this growth factor to
treat diseases like osteoporosis,» said Dr. Sean Morrison, who led the team that made the discovery.
They say that this is the start of what needs to be an entire shift in focus for studying the cause of brittle
bone diseases like osteoporosis, and bone pathologies in general.
Adequate consumption of milk and dairy from early childhood and throughout life is said to aid in the development of strong bones and protect you
from diseases like osteoporosis in later life.
Illness Specific Waiting Period:
Certain diseases like osteoporosis, tumour are specifically mentioned in the details of the policy for which there will be defined waiting period of one or two years.
Additionally, CASIS and NASA have partnered with Techshot Inc., of Greenville, Indiana, to develop a new hardware device capable of assisting with research that may improve understandings of muscle wasting and
diseases like osteoporosis.