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The fight against Osteoporosis now has a new ally.  From now until August 2012 the VPHOP research project (#223865) will develop, validate and deploy the next generation of technology to predict the absolute risk of fracture in patients with low bone mass, thereby enabling clinicians to provide better prognoses and implement more effective treatment strategies (both pharmacological and interventional).


New FP7 calls on the Virtual Physiological Human presented at ICT2008

After the great attention drawn in Helsinki on 2006, the Virtual Physiological Human (VPH) initiative kept a central place also at ICT2008, the biannual event that showcase the most important research activities supported under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) programme of the Seventh Framework Program of the European Commission. The event gave the opportunity to the eHealth unit to present two new calls for proposals related to the VPH.

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New evidence confirms osteoporosis is a rising healthcare risk

New evidence from the USA confirms osteoporosis is a major health treat causing millions of fractures each year with profound impact on quality of life and the economy, and calls for rapid advancement of innovative medical research

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