@article{WippertRectorKuhnetal.2017,
  author    = {Wippert, Pia-Maria and Rector, Michael V. and Kuhn, Gisela and Wuertz-Kozak, Karin},
  title     = {Stress and Alterations in Bones},
  series = {Frontiers in endocrinology},
  volume    = {8},
  journal   = {Frontiers in endocrinology},
  publisher = {Frontiers Research Foundation},
  address   = {Lausanne},
  issn      = {1664-2392},
  doi       = {10.3389/fendo.2017.00096},
  pages     = {7},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Decades of research have demonstrated that physical stress (PS) stimulates bone remodeling and affects bone structure and function through complex mechanotransduction mechanisms. Recent research has laid ground to the hypothesis that mental stress (MS) also influences bone biology, eventually leading to osteoporosis and increased bone fracture risk. These effects are likely exerted by modulation of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity, resulting in an altered release of growth hormones, glucocorticoids and cytokines, as demonstrated in human and animal studies. Furthermore, molecular cross talk between mental and PS is thought to exist, with either synergistic or preventative effects on bone disease progression depending on the characteristics of the applied stressor. This mini review will explain the emerging concept of MS as an important player in bone adaptation and its potential cross talk with PS by summarizing the current state of knowledge, highlighting newly evolving notions (such as intergenerational transmission of stress and its epigenetic modifications affecting bone) and proposing new research directions.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BohlkenJacobSchaumetal.2017,
  author    = {Bohlken, Jens and Jacob, Louis and Schaum, Peter and Rapp, Michael Armin and Kostev, Karel},
  title     = {Hip fracture risk in patients with dementia in German primary care practices},
  series = {Dementia},
  volume    = {16},
  journal   = {Dementia},
  publisher = {Sage Publ.},
  address   = {London},
  issn      = {1471-3012},
  doi       = {10.1177/1471301215621854},
  pages     = {853 -- 864},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {The aim was to analyze the risk of hip fracture in German primary care patients with dementia. This study included patients aged 65-90 from 1072 primary care practices who were first diagnosed with dementia between 2010 and 2013. Controls were matched (1:1) to cases for age, sex, and type of health insurance. The primary outcome was the diagnosis of hip fracture during the three-year follow-up period. A total of 53,156 dementia patients and 53,156 controls were included. A total of 5.3\% of patients and 0.7\% of controls displayed hip fracture after three years. Hip fracture occurred more frequently in dementia subjects living in nursing homes than in those living at home (9.2\% versus 4.3\%). Dementia, residence in nursing homes, and osteoporosis were risk factors for fracture development. Antidementia, antipsychotic, and antidepressant drugs generally had no significant impact on hip fracture risk when prescribed for less than six months. Dementia increased hip fracture risk in German primary care practices.},
  language  = {en}
}