Each year, doctors treat more than 6 million bone fractures in the United States. And while it takes only a few seconds for a bone to break, the processes that keep your bones strong and allow them to ...

In vertebrates, the skeleton of different regions of the body arises from different precursor cells. Researchers at the University of Basel have now discovered that these skeletal cells do not just ...

Bones: They hold us upright, protect our innards, allow us to move our limbs, and generally keep us from collapsing into a fleshy puddle on the floor. When we’re young, they grow with us and easily ...

Open lines of communication between the body's organs are important to health and often falter with age. A new study in mice ...

Inside: Fun and unique skeleton crafts and activities your kids will love making. With Halloween coming up in a few days I figured now was the perfect time to do a little unit study on the human body ...

Consistent daily patterns of exercise and rest can synchronize the local body clocks associated with joints and spine with the brain clock, potentially helping individuals to maintain skeletal health, ...

Bone continuously remodels through cells that break down and rebuild tissue Bone supports mineral balance, blood cell production, and body-wide communication Peak bone mass occurs by early adulthood, ...