Magnetic Pulses Reverse Bone Loss

BeijingChronic stress thins mouse bones through overactive nerves.

Pulsed magnetic field devices already treat fractures and now offer a target for stress-driven bone loss.

In mice, pulsed magnetic fields prompted sensory nerves to release Sema3A, which suppresses the sympathetic signal that drives bone loss.

The team has not yet tested whether the pathway holds in humans or larger animals.

Sources: Nature Communications