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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

This study was undertaken to assess the bone mineral status in patients with untreated FD and to identify patients at risk for development of osteoporosis. The study was a cross-sectional ...