Floating in microgravity may look effortless, but for bones, it’s anything but. Anew NASA study on mice reveals that the bones most critical for bearing weight on Earth are especially vulnerable to ...

not all bones are created equal: in vertebrates (including humans), the various parts of the skeleton arise from different groups of precursor cells during embryonic development. During this ...

Feb. 11, 2025 — Researchers have discovered a new mechanism that is used by a male sex hormone essential for muscle and bone function. The findings could lead to the development of new drugs ...

Active children require adequate protein intake to support muscle and bone development, crucial for optimal growth and ...

Every parent wants their child to grow tall, strong, and healthy. While genetics play a big role, nutrition is just as ...

Multiple cell therapies deliver exogenous bone marrow stem cells into patients, which may trigger body repair machinery or regulate the endogenous stem cell population to achieve tissue homeostasis ...

Bone tools have been created by hominins for millions of years, with the earliest evidence for the manufacture of deliberately shaped bone tools dating to approximately 1.4 to 0.7 million years ...