When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the ...

Scientists uncovered how the protein Piezo1 translates physical activity into stronger bones, offering a path to ...

Bones are the living tissue on which the human skeleton is constructed and play a key role in enabling physical movements. The structural integrity of bones has been attributed to bone remodeling-aa ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63(5):419-430. During resorption, growth factors and proteins released from osteoblast precursors and bone stimulate the differentiation, chemotaxis, and proliferation of ...

Osteoporosis is characterized by the weakening of bones, making them fragile and prone to breakage. Excessive activity of 'osteoclasts' or bone-absorbing cells leads to bone loss. Targeting osteoclast ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by doctors, meant for physicians and other healthcare professionals as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this 12-part journey ...

That unmistakable sound of bone giving way under pressure sends immediate dread through anyone who hears it. Broken bones account for millions of medical visits annually in the United States alone, ...

Researchers have uncovered thousands of preserved metabolic molecules inside fossilized bones millions of years old, offering ...