A new discovery has shed new light on the crucial role of the CD47 protein in bone fracture healing. Scientists have ...

Scientists and researchers around the globe are investigating a series of mysteries about what happens to our bones over time ...

Bone mineral density refers to the amount of minerals, namely calcium, in your bones. The bone density test is important for people who are at risk for osteoporosis. The bone density test is also ...

The researchers did not find evidence of intact genetic material, however, and the chance of recovering DNA from such old specimens is unlikely. “There is no genetic material, no evidence at all,” ...

Diatomaceous earth is a type of sand that consists of fossilized algae. It is sometimes sold as a supplement and promoted as having some health benefits, but very limited research supports these ...

Bone marrow is the soft, fatty tissue inside large bones like the hip and thigh bones. It develops the body's red blood cells that carry oxygen, white blood cells that fight infections, and platelets ...

The vomer bone is a thin, unpaired bone located in the center of the nasal cavity. This small, trapezoidal bone is part of the nasal septum, the middle wall of the nasal respiratory cavity. It ...

Department of Opthalmology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands. AIMS/BACKGROUND: The connective tissue system of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle (LPS) consists of the septa ...