King Abdulaziz University (KAU) has recently established a Center of Excellence for Osteoporosis research , to conduct new scientific researches related to the diagnosis, treatment and management of osteoporosis in addition to the development of researches in this area using different creative and multi-faceted methods. The new center comes under the KAU's scientific and scientific research responsibilities as it is trying to become a distinct international cooperative research center for osteoporosis (a disease of bone that leads to an increased risk of fracture). In a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Dr. Abdullah Omar Bafeel, KAU's Under Secretary for post graduate studies and scientific researches said the Center will adopt a culture of multiple performances between researchers and research groups of King Abdulaziz University in its various colleges in addition to universities, research centers and biotechnology industry and society at the local and international levels. --MORE