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New research offers hope in fight against osteoporosis

Serotonin plays a key role in bone formation, scientists discover

Bone formation appears to be controlled by serotonin, a chemical previously known mainly for its entirely separate role in the brain, researchers are reporting.

The discovery can have enormous implications, osteoporosis experts say, because there is an urgent need for osteoporosis treatments....

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