When the nonprofit MCBONES Research Center, which is unearthing mammoth bones near Kennewick, needed help with a large and ...

The growth plate is divided into several distinct regions, each populated with cartilage cells (chondrocytes) displaying characteristic behaviors. Nearest the heads of the bone is a germinal zone ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD The humerus is your upper arm bone. It is the longest bone in the upper part of ...

A landmark review in Nature Reviews Genetics dissects the rare and common genetic variants that shape human height. The paper ...

Although not dangerous, you need to be aware of the possibility of osteochondroma developing into a malignant tumor.

Teenage children who climb and train intensively are more at risk of epiphyseal (growth plate) stress fractures of the finger. The guide available below aims to assist parents and coaches in ...

Youth sports attract scores of participants each year. The National Council of Youth Sports estimates that around 60 million children are registered to play youth sports in the United States.

Aromatase inhibitors are able to block the biosynthesis of estrogen—a process that is essential in bone maturation, growth-plate fusion, and cessation of longitudinal growth. Aromatase ...