Immune Aging as a Shared Cause of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis
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The aging of the immune system arises from the underlying causes of aging, but in and of itself causes significant further pathology. Here, for example, researchers discuss immune aging as a shared underlying cause of degenerative conditions of bone and joint tissues, and how this relates to the more traditional view of the cause of these conditions. In general, aging is not a neat straight line of cause and consequence, but rather a network of interacting processes of damage and dysfunction. In
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