Researchers at UCSF and UC Davis have solved a long-standing puzzle on how the bones of breastfeeding women stay strong even as they lose calcium to milk. A newly-discovered hormone that keeps the bones of breastfeeding women strong could also help bone fractures heal and treat osteoporosis in the broader population. Researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Davis showed that in mice, the hormone known as ‘maternal brain hormone’ (CCN3) increases bone density and strength. Their results were published on July 10 in Nature. “One of the remarkable things Read More