Three experts on bone health explain why your bone density is important, and the types of exercise that can help.

Bone growth occurs through the proliferation of specialized cells of the cartilage tissue, known as chondrocytes, on either end of a bone. This process requires the synthesis of extracellular matrix ...

Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic have been looking at bone cancer in children and young adults. They’ve found a gene that ...

Johns Hopkins biomedical engineers have mapped the bone's nerve network in 3D, providing the roadmap for faster recovery.

For parents whose children are undergoing growth hormone therapy, the focus might be on height and physical development, but ...

From childhood to late adulthood, protein plays a vital role in keeping you healthy. It builds muscle, repairs tissues, fights infection, transports nutrients throughout the body, aids digestion, and ...

Peripheral afferent neurons—nerves that send signals from all areas of the body to the central nervous system (brain and ...