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 ...

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 ...

Hidden within our bones, marrow sustains life by producing billions of blood cells daily, from oxygen-carrying red cells to immune-boosting white cells. This vital function is often disrupted in ...

Osteoporosis and thyroid disease can occur together, in part because of how important thyroid hormones are to your bone density and structure. Osteoporosis is a bone disease that affects bone mineral ...

Aging changes how your body absorbs what you eat.

Calcium (1,000-1,200 mg per day): Dairy products, including milk, yogurt, and cheese, leafy greens like kale and broccoli, ...

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 ...