It's no coincidence that our bodies feel a little creakier as we age. The trillions of cells that make up our skeleton age ...

A recent discovery could transform our understanding of bone health maintenance and pave the way for potential treatments for ...

Osteocytes form a network, ... in 733 knockout mouse lines and reveal 26 osteocyte transcriptome signature genes that control bone structure and function,” noted the researchers.

Gross morphology and ultrastructure of billfish bone. Credit: PNAS, Ayelet Atkins, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1412372111 PNAS, Ayelet Atkins, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1412372111 ...

Hard food, strong jaw: Jawbone structure responds to forceful chewing Date: May 31, 2019 Source: Tokyo Medical and Dental University Summary: Chewing, or mastication, is thought to impact jawbone ...

RANKL expressed by osteocytes has an important role in orthodontic tooth movement Date: October 20, 2017 Source: Tokyo Medical and Dental University ...

Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) researchers revealed that RANKL expressed by osteocytes is essential for the bone remodeling during orthodontic tooth movement. This result can ...