Out of the total $1.32M R&D budget, The College of Wooster invested $407,000 in Physical Sciences (30.8% of the total fund). This is 95.4% less than an average research university's investment size in the field of Physical Sciences (average: $8.8M).
1 A diet low in calcium and vitamin D makes you more prone to bone loss. 2  Medication use. 3  Some medicines increase the risk of osteoporosis. 4  Activity level. 5  Lack of exercise or long-term bed rest can cause weak bones. 6  Smoking. 7  Cigarettes are bad for bones, and the heart, and lungs, too. 8  Drinking alcohol.
Causes of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis causes bones to become less dense and more fragile. Some people are more at risk than others. Bones are at their thickest and strongest in your early adult life and their density increases until your late 20s. But you gradually start losing bone density from around the age of 35.omen. Women are more at risk of developing osteoporosis than men because the hormone changes that occur in the menopause directly affect bone density. The female hormone oestrogen is essential for healthy bones. After the menopause (when monthly periods stop), oestrogen levels fall.