CADD522 preserved fragile bone architecture and cut fat in menopausal mice, but the potential treatment remains years from human use.

Scientists hope a bone-regenerating nanoparticle could one day spare children with cleft palate from invasive graft surgery.

An experimental compound called AP503 significantly strengthened bones in mice by activating GPR133, a receptor that boosts bone formation while slowing bone loss. Because the same treatment has also ...

Researchers at The University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University have developed a laboratory method that ...

The immune system is made up of specialized cells and proteins that help defend the body from pathogens and cancer. Most of ...

Eggshells, which are primarily composed of a form of calcium called calcium carbonate, are used in a wide range of applications – from a supplement in chicken feed to natural pest control for the ...

No bones about it — tiny shreds of plastic can cause big problems for health. These minute shards that slough off larger plastic have been shown to harm reproductive, digestive and respiratory health, ...

A pilot study from North Carolina State University shows that nanoscopic 3D imaging of ancient bone not only provides further insight into the changes soft tissues undergo during fossilization, it ...

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 ...