Bone is a vital organ that is constantly remodeled throughout the lifetime 1. Bone consists of cortical bone that surrounds a central bone marrow cavity and trabecular bone that traverses a bone ...

What keeps bones able to remodel themselves and stay healthy? A team has discovered clues to the key function of non-collagen protein compounds and how they help bone cells react to external load. The ...

Each year, doctors treat more than 6 million bone fractures in the United States. And while it takes only a few seconds for a ...

New study identifies CAR3 as a key osteoblast protein promoting collagen mineralization, bone formation, and skeletal ...

It's no coincidence that our bodies feel a little creakier as we age. The trillions of cells that make up our skeleton age too, and some change in ways that weaken the very structure of our bones.

While research has uncovered many details about how blood cells function within bone marrow, the work of other cells existing in that space remained a relative mystery. Now, researchers from the ...

You’ve likely heard about vitamin D’s important role in maintaining strong bones and teeth. But it also plays several other important roles to keep your body healthy – including the function of your ...

Around 500 million years ago, early vertebrates in the seas became fish, adopting an inner skeleton and a flexible spine based on a nanocmposite of fibers and mineral, known as bone material. This ...