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NOVEL FORM OF VITAMIN D SHOWN TO GROW BONE - 9/30/2002
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A novel form of vitamin D has been shown to grow bone in the lab and
in experimental animals, a result that holds promise for the estimated
44 million Americans, mostly post-menopausal women, who suffer from or
are at risk for the bone-wasting disease osteoporosis.
The research, conducted by a team of scientists led by biochemist Hector F. DeLuca
at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was reported this week (Sept.
30) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a
leading scientific journal.
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