Later puberty in young men is linked to lower bone volume and lean mass, but a healthier body composition. Earlier puberty ...

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA, or formerly DEXA) is a technique used to measure bone mineral density (BMD). The preferred regions for BMD measurement are lumbar spine, proximal femur and whole ...

Texas County Memorial Hospital’s radiology department now has a new ... and more than 50 million have low bone mass, known as osteopenia. After a diagnosis using the bone densitometer, health ...