Activating the GPR133 receptor with a small molecule can rebuild bone from within, offering a new direction for osteoporosis ...

The St. Louis-based startup Allumin8 has managed to achieve something no other medical device company ever has: clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a type of spinal screw that’s ...

SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On the morning of October 10, 2017, Howard Booster hiked over a Santa Rosa ridge to the place where his multi-generational family home of 35 years once stood. He ...

Calcium builds and strengthens bones, while vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium. You need both calcium and vitamin D in ...

'GLP-1 medications can support weight loss, but they may also reduce muscle and bone mass,' says Rowan Clift, Freeletics PT ...

Phosphorus is important for the formation of bone structure. It is important that the levels of phosphorus and calcium are in balance in the body to let this process happen efficiently. The phosphorus ...

Biomimicry borrows design solutions from the embedded intelligence within animals’ bodies—chiefly from other species. But occasionally, it also borrows from within the human body. For example, a new ...

Some dinosaurs were so big the ground would have shaken while they walked. But how did they carry such massive loads? Dinosaurs likely had a different bone structure to mammals and birds that was ...

For many years, bone mineral density (BMD) has been used as the gold-standard measure when diagnosing osteoporosis, predicting fracture risk and monitoring response to therapy. Nevertheless, over the ...

Some dinosaurs were so big the ground would have shaken while they walked. But how did they carry such massive loads? Dinosaurs likely had a different bone structure to mammals and birds that was ...