Reducing muscle protein activity strengthens bone health, study suggests

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), or "brittle bone disorder," is a connective tissue disorder that affects collagen, a protein that makes up much of the body's structure.

There are more than 10 different types of OI, and while severity varies from type to type, they all cause some form of increased skeletal fragility, deformity and muscle weakness. ...