Floating about in microgravity might seem like a blissful reprieve for the human body's weight-bearing skeleton, but when astronauts spend months in space, their bone density takes a ... where they ...

From the skull to the smallest bone in your pinky toe, the skeleton acts as internal scaffolding to give stability to the body, and forms protective cocoons around important organs. Despite their ...

New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has identified porcupine inhibition—a strategy that blocks a key ...

The skeleton is a rigid framework of bones that forms the supporting structure of the musculoskeletal system, and also functions in movement, haematopoiesis and endocrine regulation. Skeletal ...

Primary total hip and total knee replacements are among the most common and successful orthopedic procedures worldwide. These ...

Scientists and researchers around the globe are investigating a series of mysteries about what happens to our bones over time.

ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries are a big problem, especially for athletes who jump, pivot, and change direction ...

The trillions of cells that make up our skeleton age too, and some change in ways that weaken the very structure of our bones. Aging and stress can induce cellular senescence in osteocytes ...

A Celtic warrior was injured in battle 2,500 years ago. Archaeologists were able to identify the weapon based on 3D scans of ...