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

Genes and function. An estimated 5–20% of osteoblasts present on the bone surface become surrounded by the matrix proteins they produce, and differentiate into osteocytes 22,23.The mechanism by ...

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

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 ...