A novel form of vitamin D has been shown to grow bone in the lab and in experimental animals, a result that holds promise for the estimated 44 million Americans, mostly post-menopausal women, who ...

Teeth naturally wear down over time, but scientists have found that they could signal certain cells to regrow bones, opening ...

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered that a previously unexplained fatal form of Osteogenesis Imperfecta -- a disorder that weakens bones and which may cause frequent ...

People who suffer catastrophic breaks to their long leg bones usually face multiple surgeries, and all too often, amputation. Scientists at the University of Arizona have been working for more than 20 ...

Embedded within bone tissue are osteocytes, cells with tree-like projections called dendrites that are important for receiving communication from other cells. The loss of dendrites that occurs during ...

Turning Up Stem Cell Signal Lessened Age-Related Loss of Bone Healing in Mice NEW YORK, March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Genes long known to control the formation of bones before birth also control bone ...

The major resemblance between teeth and bones is what they're made of: hard tissue composed of minerals, such as calcium, ...

What Are Blood and Bone Marrow Cancers? Bone marrow cancer is a form of cancer that starts in the spongy tissue -- the marrow -- inside your bones. Marrow’s main job is to make blood cells. Blood ...

Bone cancer is a rare form of cancer that can develop in the bones of the face or skull. Bone cancer may be primary or secondary. Primary bone cancer starts in the bones and accounts for less than 1% ...