Getting Right Down to The Bone

Did you know that osteoporosis is a largely ignored health condition? The “silent disease” occurs without symptoms until it is almost too late when a bone becomes brittle enough to break or fracture without force.

According to Code Blue – a digital media that publishes free market approach in the development of patient-centric and community focused health and social sector – 77 per cent of Malaysian women are living with post-menopausal osteoporosis that are undiagnosed. The condition weakens the bones to the point where they break easily; often, it affects the hip bone, back bone, and wrists.

This can happen over a period of years as the bones start losing strength. This is where research plays an important role in finding ways to regenerate bones, increase bone formation, and decreases bone resorption.