event tracking

Osteoporosis

6 results.

August 8, 2023 Generosity of VAI employees empowers osteoporosis discovery

What started as a question about an odd bone could one day lead to new ways to treat osteoporosis with fewer side effects, thanks to…

April 19, 2023 Osteoporosis treatments may benefit from discovery of key driver of low bone density

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (April 19, 2023) — Van Andel Institute scientists have pinpointed a key driver of low bone density, a discovery that may…

April 11, 2019 Near-atomic map of parathyroid hormone complex points toward more targeted therapies for osteoporosis, cancer

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (April 11, 2019) — An international team of scientists has mapped a molecular complex that could aid in the development of better…

May 17, 2018 Meet the scientist behind the science: Dr. Tao Yang

More than 30 million people in the U.S. have osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease caused by the breakdown of cartilage, a shock-absorber-like tissue between the…

October 25, 2017 Six facts about osteoporosis

Next month, three leading osteoporosis experts will lead a discussion about bone-density medications and how a wave of misunderstanding about rare side…

May 23, 2017 May is National Osteoporosis Month. Here’s why that matters.

By Dr. Bart Williams Dr. Bart Williams is director of Van Andel Research Institute’s Center for Cancer and Cell Biology. He…