A weird study that involved alligator corpses also turned up a bone-eating life-form in the depths of the sea. For their study, scientists strapped three dead alligators into weighted harnesses and ...

Build stronger bones with weight-bearing, resistance, and impact exercises. Learn the best workouts to improve bone density and prevent bone loss.

In today's world, more people suffer from bone problems caused by injuries, infections, or birth defects. As the population grows older, these issues are becoming more common. Traditional treatments ...

New research has discovered a cell type that governs the way bones form and maintain themselves, opening up a potential target for future therapies for bone disorders like osteoporosis. Led by faculty ...

Skeletal stem cells form part of the bone marrow stroma, where they contribute to bone growth, bone modeling, and bone remodeling during life. In addition to this, they help produce adipocytes the ...

Technology can offer a ton of benefits, such as greater access to information, and quick, easy communication. But those advances may also come at a cost. Researchers from the University of the ...

PHILADELPHIA –The accepted dogma has been that bone-forming cells, derived from the body's connective tissue, are the only cells able to form the skeleton. However, new research shows that specialized ...

People who suffer catastrophic breaks to their long leg bones usually face multiple surgeries, and all too often, amputation. Scientists at the University of Arizona have been working for more than 20 ...

Genes long known to control the formation of bones before birth also control bone healing later in life, a new study found. Genes long known to control the formation of bones before birth also control ...

A newly identified gene mutation helps explain a subset of cases of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), or brittle bone disease, whose origin had until now remained mysterious. Identifying the new mutation ...

In nature, the ability to survive is usually determined by an organism’s speed, camouflage, and poison. However, one frog ...