Medicine
Osteoporosis
Quick fact
After age 50, one in two women and one in four men will experience an osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime—more than breast cancer, heart attack, and stroke combined.
Why this is interesting
We often think of bones as solid, unchanging pillars, but they are living tissues that can become thin and brittle. What turns sturdy bone into something that can break with a simple sneeze?