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 ...

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

The first "blueprint" of human skeletal development reveals how the skeleton forms, shedding light on the process of arthritis, and highlighting cells involved in conditions that affect skull and bone ...

In vertebrates, the skeleton of different regions of the body arises from different precursor cells. Researchers at the University of Basel have now discovered that these skeletal cells do not just ...

Genes long known to control the formation of bones before birth also control bone healing later in life, a new study found. Such adjustments guide immature stem cells as they multiply and mature in ...

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 ...

Calcium is indispensable for bone growth, and vitamin D is needed to maintain proper amounts of calcium in the body. But as people age, they lose bone mass, often despite taking supplements of calcium ...

Osteopenia is a common but often overlooked condition that causes bones to become less dense and more fragile. Because it ...

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 ...