Each year, the world bids adieu to roughly 60 million individuals. Death, a universal yet often misunderstood happening, ...

The GPR133 receptor is expressed by osteoblasts, the cells that make bone. The study suggests that this receptor helps those cells sense two kinds of input: mechanical strain and signals relayed by ...

Every multicellular organism, from tiny worms to humans, elephants, and whales, needs a way for their cells to connect with ...

Bonnie was exhausted. It was late 2001, and she’d been working a high-pressure job – barely getting any sleep. “I’d wake up ...

When a patient is diagnosed with osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer, the mission is to remove the tumor entirely ...

The human body can do remarkable things, repairing bone fractures through a complex healing process that gradually rebuilds ...

Researchers at EPFL 3D printed porous bone scaffolds to support bone regeneration. Learn about the process here.

Single-cell transcriptomics data from mouse bone-relevant cells was used to inform human bone mineral density genome-wide association studies and prioritize genetic targets with potential causal roles ...

Rotator cuff tears often heal with stiff, dysfunctional scar tissue, limiting recovery. A new study reveals why tendon ...

New research suggests that the amount of carbon in the atmosphere directly corresponds to increased carbon in our blood and ...