In diabetes, much attention goes to sugar control, insulin levels, and the threat of nerve damage. But a new study reveals ...

Neanderthals at Neumark-Nord, Germany, systematically transported and processed the bones of at least 172 large mammals to extract nutrient-rich "bone grease" nearly 125,000 years ago. This ...

They focused on the thickness of her cranial bones and something called the diploë, or the spongy bone tissue found between the external and internal calvaria layers (think of diploë as the ...

How to be proactive about your bone health Experts share steps you can take to avoid a bone fracture ...

It is being studied—with good preliminary results—to improve bone health, cognition and sleep and reduce depression and anxiety symptoms.

Here's how wearing a weighted vest can impact your bone health and joint function, plus the best weighted vests for women, according to experts.

Medically reviewed by Brian T. Luong, DMD Teeth and bones are mineralized tissues with similarities, but teeth are not bones. They share similar properties, but differences in their makeup and ...

Women 65 years and older should have a bone density scan to screen for osteoporosis, updated guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommend. Osteoporosis is often described as a ...

Coupling of type R capillaries and remodeling bone: Distribution of EMCN+ VEGFR3- Type R capillaries (red) around trabecular bone marked by Sp7-mCherry+ osteoblasts (yellow). Credit: MPI for ...

In their study of a mouse model of bone loss during lactation, Babey et al. identified a hormone, secreted by brain cells, that enhances bone mass and strength.

The study authors, from Johns Hopkins Medicine, linked levothyroxine use to a greater loss of bone mass and bone density over six years — even in older adults with normal thyroid function.