Collagen from a fossilized bone fragment can identify the animal it came from. And, some new info about our galaxy’s eventual extinction.

The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 313,780 cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in the United States ...

A medical research team at Saarland University, led by Professor Bergita Ganse, has discovered a new approach to monitoring ...

Primary hyperparathyroidism is when one or more of the parathyroid glands makes too much PTH. This can lead to bone tissue loss, high blood levels of calcium, and kidney stones. This condition is more ...

Osseointegration is the scientific term for bone ingrowth into a metal implant ... so there is not a lot of long-term results available. Implant designs have improved in recent years, and we expect ...

A growth plate, also called a physis or physeal plate, is a section of cartilage located at the ends of the long bones in children and teenagers. It is here that cartilage divides and calcifies which ...

Henry J. Bigelow, M.D.

Over the decades, dozens of prehistoric bone tools have been collected from caves across France and Spain. These tools were used to hunt reindeer and bison, and researchers have long suspected that ...

Bone health is the foundation of a strong, active and independent life. Our bones provide structure, protect vital organs and support movement, making them essential to overall well-being.

Abstract: Ultrasonic guided waves have been proposed as a promising means to evaluate the long cortical bone. However, the complete extraction of all dispersion curves is still challenging. Aiming to ...