Osteocytes, the most abundant cells in bone tissue, have long been underestimated in their functional capacity. Traditionally viewed as passive entities, recent research has illuminated their pivotal ...

An international collaboration study reveals how evolution and locomotion patterns, such as bipedalism, shaped bone structures through proteins present in the bone matrix. The findings of the study, ...

The discovery of a family with sequence similarity 102 member A (Fam102a) protein as a novel bone remodeling factor that regulates both osteoclast and osteoblast differentiation can aid the ...

In a new study, researchers from Japan reveal that iSN40 suppresses osteoclast differentiation and bone matrix resorption, offering a potential therapeutic approach for osteoporosis by restoring the ...

Bones are the living tissue on which the human skeleton is constructed and play a key role in enabling physical movements. The structural integrity of bones has been attributed to bone remodeling-aa ...

Researchers recently developed a bone marrow model to study how the body generates cells. Interestingly, this model is the first of its kind to be developed entirely from human cells. Not only can ...

The narrative around bone health has long been dominated by a singular focus: calcium consumption. Yet despite widespread calcium supplementation, osteoporotic fractures affect approximately one in ...

Medically reviewed by Gagandeep Brar, MD Key Takeaways Bone marrow fills the cavities in your bones and produces blood cells.Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells fight germs, and platelets ...

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