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'Bone Up'
by Dr Richie Abel (PhD) and Prof David Armstrong (MD)
The first UK podcast about all matters of bone health. Prof David Armstrong (MD) and Dr Richard Abel (PhD) will discuss bone health, bone disease and how we and our bones can live longer happier, and healthier lives.Patients, clinicians and scientists alike will all love the cast!Credits:Jingle by Jonny Fitch BMusCover art by James Armstrong
Episodes
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BoneUP Live @ ASBMR 2026 - Part 1
For the first time, BoneUP crosses the Atlantic. David Armstrong and Richie Abel recorded brand new interviews at ASBMR 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. In this first episode the lads chatted to three guests. Christopher Hernandez is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Bioengineering at the...
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A life in the day of a bone specialist
The lads sit down together and Richie interviews David about a career in osteoporosis care. David describes his move from lupus research to setting up the Fracture Liaison Service at the Western Trust in 2008. He explains how the service works and why advice to GPs, pharmacists and other...
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BoneUP Live @ ECTS 2026 - Part 4
The lads jetted off to sunny Girona for the European Calcified Tissue Society Congress, where they caught up with some brilliant boneheads about the latest in bone research. In Part 2, we chat to Stuart Ralston about the TOPAZ trial for Brittle Bone Disease, Emma Duncan about the ASBMR and ECTS...
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BoneUP Live @ ECTS 2026 - Part 3
The lads jetted off to sunny Girona for the European Calcified Tissue Society Congress, where they caught up with some brilliant boneheads about the latest in bone research. In Part 3, we chat to Friederike Schulte about combining physical loading with bone drugs, Mathilde Palmier about steroids...
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BoneUP Live @ ECTS 2026 - Part 2
The lads jetted off to sunny Girona for the European Calcified Tissue Society Congress, where they caught up with some brilliant boneheads about the latest in bone research. In Part 2, we chat to Marc McKee about biomineralization, Lidia Zhtynk and Laura Vintura about brittle bone disease...
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BoneUP Live @ ECTS 2026 - Part 1
The lads jetted off to sunny Girona for the European Calcified Tissue Society Congress, where they caught up with some brilliant boneheads about the latest in bone research. In Part 1, we chat to Louise Thomas about bone marrow fat and bone health, Bram van der Eerden about new bone model...
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Screening Osteoporosis
The lads sit down with Prof Neil Gittoes to discuss SCOOP (Screening in the Community to Reduce Osteoporotic Fractures). The study was a large UK trial (12,483 women, aged 70–85) finding that screening for fracture risk using FRAX and targeting treatment to high-risk individuals significantly...
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Calcium’s Thermostat
The lads sit down with Prof Raj Thakker to unpack the body’s calcium thermostat and why it matters for bone strength. Raj explains how faults in calcium-sensing pathways can cause hormone and mineral imbalance, increasing bone loss and fracture risk. We also discuss how genetic diagnosis can help...
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SABRE: A New Era for Osteoporosis Trials
The lads sit down with Mary Bouxsein to explore SABRE — the landmark project aiming to make BMD a validated regulatory endpoint in osteoporosis trials. Mary walks us through how her team brought together data from more than 160,000 patients, why this could transform the speed and ethics of future...
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Cracking the code to prevent breaking our bones
The lads spoke to Emma Duncan about genetic testing in bone medicine. Have you ever wondered how your genes determine your bone mass or response to bone medicines? Tune in to find out and how genetic research is going to improve your care. Emma Duncan is Professor of Clinical Endocrinology at…
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BoneUP Live 2025 @ECTS - Part 4
The lads jetted off to sunny Innsbruck in Austria to get you updates on the latest bone research. We talked to Xenia Goldberg about bone reversal cells and friend of the podcast Kassim Javaid about his highlights of ECTS 2025.
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BoneUP Live 2025 @ECTS - Part 3
The lads jetted off to sunny Innsbruck in Austria to get you updates on the latest bone research. We talked to three wonderful guests including Morten Svarer Hansen discussing weight loss medicines, Jamie Rowe explaining the molecular structure or bone and Friederike Shulte talking about MPA models.
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BoneUP Live 2025 @ECTS - Part 2
The lads jetted off to sunny Innsbruck in Austria to get you updates on the latest bone research. We talked to John Carey about the best way to use DEXA in clinics and Mone Ziadi about a new treatment for early menopause.
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BoneUP Live @ ECTS 2025 - Part 1
The lads jetted off to sunny Innsbruck in Austria to get you updates on the latest bone research. We talked to Giovanni Adami about combining and sequencing bone medicines and the possibilities for improving osteoporosis management using AI. We also spoke to Claus-Christian Gluer about a new...
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Vertebral fractures, never events & Martha's rule
The lads talked to Prof Ken Poole about vertebral fractures. Ken explains that vertebral fractures should be never events because of effective treatments that patients can take. We also discuss Martha's law a patient safety initiative in the NHS that allows patients and their families to request…
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Personalised osteoporosis care
The lads talked to Dr Elena Tsourdi about personalised care for osteoporosis patients. Elena is working as the Senior Consultant at the Department for Metabolic Bone Diseases, with a focus on secondary osteoporosis and rare bone diseases. We had a fascinating chat about how doctors and patients…
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Where do bone medicines come from?
The lads talked to Professor Roland Baron from Harvard University. Roland has played a key role in characterising bone signalling pathways that govern bone formation and contributed to developing new treatments that increase cell signalling to improve bone mass. Roland is a co-founder and chair…
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Abaloparatide approved
The lads talked to each other about the exciting news that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) announced it had approved a new drug, Abaloparatide, for use by the health service. It will be available for use on the NHS in England within three months.
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Boosting bone health and preventing falls
The lads talk to Dr Friederike Schulte about exciting research which shows that mechanical loading potentiates the effect of anabolic treatments for osteoporosis, leading to bigger gains in bone mass and strength. Friederike also spoke to us about her role in public outreach as a Co-Founder at…
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BoneUP Live @ECTS 2024 - Part 2
The lads jetted off to sunny Marseille in the South of France to get you updates on the latest bone research. We talked to Federico Moscogiuri, Ralph Muller and Aline Bozec from the IFMRS about supporting global musculoskeletal research. We also chatted with Annegreet Vlug and Petar Milovanovic...
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BoneUP Live @ECTS 2024 - Part 1
The lads jetted off to sunny Marseille in the South of France to get you updates on the latest bone research. We talked to Thomas Funck-Brentano about highlights from last year and spoke to some of the young prize winners. We also chatted with Jeroen Geurts and Alex Ireland from the ECTS academy...
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Super orthogeriatrician - this time it's personal!
The lads talked to Dr. Madhavi Vindlacheruvu about frailty and osteoporosis. We discussed what frailty is and how it can be diagnosed, as well as the patient-centred care developed and practiced by the teams at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge. Pre- and post-fracture care is more complex than…
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Bone health in teenagers and young adults
The lads talk to Dr Jennie Walsh about bone health in teenager years and young adults. We discussed how doctors asses and treat low bone density in young people. We also talked about the effect of eating disorders on bone health. Dr Walsh is a Senior Clinical Lecturer in the Metabolic Bone Centre...
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Basic bone science
The lads talk to each other and David chats to Richie about his research into bone quality at Imperial College London. Hear about how air pollution can cause osteoporosis, why ballet dancers get stress fractures and everything you wanted to know about nanoscale bone health in this month’s episode...
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Nothing about us without us
The lads talked to Dr Jarod Wong about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and new research for developing international management guidelines. Dr Wong is using a mixed methods approach to include patients and their families in the design of new management strategies.
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BoneUP Live @ ECTS 2023 - Part 2
The lads went to Liverpool for the European Calcified Tissue Society annual meeting in 2023. A huge collection of bone scientists creating basic and clinical research. Join us for a fascinating insight into what's hot in bone research now!Every guest received an iconic and rare BoneUp Live mug!
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Bone Up Live @ ECTS 2023 - Part 1
The lads went to Liverpool for the European Calcified Tissue Society annual meeting in 2023. A huge collection of bone scientists creating basic and clinical research. Join us for a fascinating insight into what's hot in bone research now! Every guest received an iconic and rare BoneUp Live mug!
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Improving equity of care for osteoporosis
Do you want to join the fight for more equitable health and healthcare? The lads talked to Prof Celia Gregson about her life’s mission to make healthcare not just fairer but better. It’s a truly fascinating and inspiring insight into how one of our generational leaders is reaching out around the...
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Dairy intake reduces hip-fractures by half
Want to know how to eat to reduce your risk of a hip-fractures? It’s a question our listeners are always asking so the lads reached out to Australia to talk to Dr Sandra Luliano who led an investigation reporting that the risk of falls and of bone and hip fractures decreased in older adults if…
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Researching and developing new medicines for osteoporosis
Have you ever wondered where osteoporosis medicines come from? The lads went on a journey to find out by talking to Dr Cesar Libanati and Dr Alistair Henry about discovering new medicines and getting them to you the listener. The interview is a fascinating insight into how to change the world and...
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BoneUP Live From the Bone Research Society Meeting 2022
The lads visited the BRS Meeting 2022 in Manchester to bring you up to date with the most recent discoveries in bone science. We interviewed a wide variety of clinical and basic scientists from undergraduates taking their first steps in science all the way up to global professors setting…
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New Treatment for Osteoporosis: Romosozumab
Welcome to the first bonus episode of Bone UP. The first new treatment fir osteoporosis in a decade has been approved in the UK, and many countries around the world. Romosozumab is a new drug treatment for some people living with osteoporosis. It may be suitable if you’ve already broken a bone…
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Pregnancy-Associated Osteoporosis
The lads talk to Kirstie Donaghey and Prof Stuart Ralston about pregnancy-associated osteoporosis. Kirstie suffered multiple osteoporotic fractures shortly after giving birth to her son Freddy and explains the patient journey and perspectives from fracture to treatment. Stuart is a Rheumatologist...
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Breaking the Silence
The lads talk to Craig Jones about the Royal Osteoporosis Society, a UK based charity that supports bone health around the globe Craig is the Chief Executive Officer of the ROS and has led the development of a new strategy for tackling osteoporosis called ‘Breaking the Silence’. We had a...
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Osteo-sarcopenia: bone and muscle cross talk in aging
The lads talk to Prof Gustavo Duque about the crosstalk between bone and muscle in ageing. Gustavo is a geriatrician, clinical researcher and a world leader in ageing and musculoskeletal research, with a special interest in the treatment of frailty osteoporosis, sarcopenia and in older persons.…
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Global Challenge of Osteoporosis
The lads talk to Prof Kate Ward about the challenges caused by osteoporosis in Sub-Saharan Africa. Kate is a key member of the FRACURES-E3 research study team investigating epidemiology, Economic Impact and Ethnography. We have a fascinating chat about the risk factors, management, and treatment…
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Fast Track Fracture Prevention
Dr Kassim Javiad joins us from Oxford University to discuss how Fracture Liason Services can identify people at high risk of an imminent fracture. Why fractures in people aged over 50 are so dangerous and the new range of anabolic bone-building treatments available to patients. We also discuss…
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Never too late: exercise and bone health in older people
Join us chatting to Dr Alex Mavroeidi from the University of Strathclyde Glasgow - an expert in exercise, sedentary behaviour and bone health. Alex gives a fascinating insight into the role that exercise can play in preventing fractures. Spoiler later check out the Royal Osteoporosis Society…
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She said He said: the art of communicating about bones
We are excited to have a communication expert & rising star of the osteoporosis world Dr Zoe Paskins in this episode. We discuss all you ever wanted to know about discussing bone health, fracture risk and osteoporosis between patient and doctor.
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Calculated Risk: fracture assessment
This month Bone UP talks to Prof Eugene McCloskey who is one of the creators of the online Fracture Risk Assessment Tool. Clinicians and patients use the tool every day to assess the risk of a serious fracture and consider treatment options.
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Bone Up the Podcast: informing and empowering
Dr Richie Abel and Prof David Armstrong Introduce themselves before kicking off the first episode of 'bone Up'. the podcast all about bone health and osteoporosis.
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Breaking Bad: diagnosing and treating osteoporosis
Episode 1 - Dr David Armstrong (MD) and Dr Richard Abel (PhD) discuss osteoporosis, fracture risk prediction, management and treatment decisions, before considering the future of care.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The first UK podcast about all matters of bone health. Prof David Armstrong (MD) and Dr Richard Abel (PhD) will discuss bone health, bone disease and how we and our bones can live longer happier, and healthier lives.Patients, clinicians and scientists alike will all love the cast!Credits:Jingle by Jonny Fitch BMusCover art by James Armstrong
HOSTED BY
Dr Richie Abel (PhD) and Prof David Armstrong (MD)
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The first UK podcast about all matters of bone health. Prof David Armstrong (MD) and Dr Richard Abel (PhD) will discuss bone health, bone disease and how we and our bones can live longer happier, and healthier lives.Patients, clinicians and scientists alike will all love the cast!Credits:Jingle by...
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'Bone Up' is created and hosted by Dr Richie Abel (PhD) and Prof David Armstrong (MD).
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