The growth plates contain special stem cells that continuously produce new cartilage cells, which are converted into bone tissue. In the case of growth disorders in children with a height ...

HO or abnormal bone formation in soft tissues can restrict movement and cause long-term discomfort after surgery or injury. In a new study, researchers have identified two key proteins that help ...

Achondroplasia, also known as short-limb dwarfism, is associated with neurological symptoms and complications due to narrowing of the skeletal structures surrounding the spinal cord. Despite ...

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 ...

Bone health relies on a balance between osteoblasts (builders) and osteoclasts (recyclers). Peak bone mass occurs in early adulthood; deficiencies during this window amplify fracture risks later in ...

Researchers recently developed a bone marrow model to study how the body generates cells. Interestingly, this model is the first of its kind to be developed entirely from human cells. Not only can ...

Tooth loss and bone degeneration are problems that modern medicine still struggles to fix. Data from the National Bone Health Policy Institute shows that 10 million Americans over the age of 50 have ...

An engineered triphasic biomaterial scaffold successfully recreated the cranial suture stem cell niche lost in ...

Gallium bioactive glass grafts may help rebuild bone after surgery while killing residual cancer cells and blocking infection ...

An engineered triphasic biomaterial scaffold successfully recreated the cranial suture stem cell niche lost in ...