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Scientists are looking into deer antlers to further their understanding of the spinal injury that occurs during osteoporosis.

Research published in the Frontiers of Bioscience journal explains that the loss of manganese could mean that the calcium does not stick to bones and could cause osteoporosis.

This suggests that the origin of osteoporosis may not be directly linked to the lack of calcium, but rather to the lack of a mineral essential for calcium absorption - with manganese being a strong possibility.

Researcher Tomas Landete commented: "Our hypothesis is that when the human body absorbs less manganese or when it is sent from the skeleton to other organs that require it, such as the brain, the calcium that is extracted at the same time is then not properly absorbed and is excreted in the urine."

However, authors noted that the theory needs to be validated with more studies and medical trials, although they added it is a "step in a totally new direction" in osteoporosis research.  

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