Each year, doctors treat more than 6 million bone fractures in the United States. And while it takes only a few seconds for a ...

The skeleton is one of the largest organs in the body and is integrated with systemic energy metabolism. This integration is mediated in part through the process of skeletal remodelling, which is ...

Skeletal diseases represent a significant burden on human health worldwide. Many factors, ranging from aging to estrogen deficiency, have been shown to alter the efficiency of bone forming osteoblasts ...

In vertebrates, the skeleton of different regions of the body arises from different precursor cells. Researchers have now discovered that these skeletal cells do not just differ in their developmental ...

Bone health relies on a balance between osteoblasts (builders) and osteoclasts (recyclers). Peak bone mass occurs in early adulthood; deficiencies during this window amplify fracture risks later in ...