Our genes determine the size and shape of our skeleton, but our diet and lifestyle can help maintain healthy bones ...

It’s estimated more than 10 million Americans over the age of 50 live with this "silent disease." Here's what osteoporosis ...

A transformative study has uncovered the pivotal role of the protein Naked cuticle homolog 2 (NKD2) in regulating the differentiation of bone-forming osteoblasts and bone-resorbing osteoclasts ...

Reducing circulating estrogen levels increases osteoclast activity and, therefore, bone loss. 9 Not only is the balance of osteoblasts and osteoclasts altered, but the microenvironment of the ...

The new work has taken female mice into space to live on board the International Space Station (ISS) for 37 days and observed ...

Osteoporosis, a condition that weakens bones, can be managed with lifestyle changes. Adequate calcium, vitamin D, ...

interact indirectly and directly with important groups of bone cells involved in the bone turnover process (including osteoclasts, osteoblasts and osteocytes) by stimulating the process of bone ...

I’m in my early 40s and was recently diagnosed with osteopenia in my spine. It did not come as a total surprise, as my ...

Bone can heal itself, but not always in the ways we expect. Some animals regrow entire limbs. Others, like humans, can only ...