Imagine standing in the heart of ancient Australia, surrounded by dense eucalyptus forests and wide-open plains. Suddenly, ...

Bones are what give your body shape and support. They protect important parts inside you, like your brain, heart, and lungs. Even though we don’t usually think much about our bones, they are ...

The skeletal system comprises 206 bones and has two main parts: the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton. The skeletal system includes your bones, ligaments that attach bone to bone, and ...

In today’s health quiz: Skipping the sun or avoiding dairy? Your daily habits may be silently weakening your bones. Experts explain how lifestyle choices like low calcium intake and frequent soda ...

Proteins and Pathways Involved in Inflammation Are Associated With Changes in Bone Mineral Density Over Time Mar. 14, 2025 — Researchers have found that proteins and pathways involved in ...

If you’re someone who’s at risk for developing osteoporosis, you’re probably well-accustomed to receiving regular bone density tests. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA or DXA ...

A new peer-reviewed study has found that, unlike modern kangaroos, the extinct marsupial megafauna Protemnodon were less ...

What I thought would probably be a piece of fungus blown from a tree was a bleached bone. It didn’t get there by itself, and the chew marks on the bone revealed the culprit; the tooth grooves ...

Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is a leading cause of low back pain and disability worldwide. Here, Liu et. al find the loss of protein MFG-E8 from damaged nucleus pulposus tissue plays a ...