Bones News

“Daily soft drink consumption is associated with a high risk of fractures in adults,” said experts. 

A team of anthropologists discovered that reproduction permanently changes the bones of females in ways that were previously unknown. Its revelation, based on primatological research, gives fresh light on how giving birth might permanently alter the body.

Human skulls and bones were found near a postmortem house behind SK Medical College and Hospital in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur.

Chinese scientists have developed a novel method by mixing two chemicals that help generate stem cells which can self-renew or multiply while maintaining the potential to develop into other types of cells and be used to treat a wide range of ailments.

In a bizarre case, a team of archaeologists have discovered skeletal remains of a woman with a hole in her skull and bones of fetus lying between her legs, reportedly. 

A new study suggests that postmenopausal women should consume a Mediterranean diet as it may boost their bones and muscle mass.

Previous studies have come to mixed conclusions about an association between supplements and fracture risk, researchers said.

Weight loss has been shown to slow down cartilage degeneration in overweight and obese individuals.  

While low amounts of fluoride are beneficial for healthy teeth, high levels of fluoride can weaken bones, leading to skeletal fluorosis, said researchers at the University of Bath in the UK.

This study is the first to document high rates of hospital admissions for bone fractures in communities with elevated levels of ambient particulate matter (PM2.5), a component of air pollution,

Researchers in Canada studied a hormone produced by human bones, called osteocalcin, which affects how we metabolize sugar and fat.

World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) is marked on October 20 each year.

Osteoporosis -- the thinning of bone and the loss of bone density that increases the risk of fractures -- is a major health problem in older people.

18-year-old Michaela Davert is all of '2ft 6ins' tall and has already suffered close to 90 fractures and undergone around 25 surgeries in her short lifetime.

The new two-step gene therapy method successfully treated non-healing fractures in pigs within eight weeks of treatment, said Maxim Bez from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel.

Only the approved drug PTH addresses the cells involved in bone formation (osteoblasts) but doctors must prescribe bisphosphonates with it to target bone degradation simultaneously.

One year of targeted exercise can decrease harmful sclerostin, a protein made in the bone, and increase IGF-1, a hormone associated with bone growth.

Who doesn't want to build strong bones? Well, everyone does and for that one needs to exercise regularly.

Women who undergo menopausal hormone therapy for symptoms such as hot flashes may not only have increased bone mass but also improved bone structure, a new study has claimed.

As women reach menopause their vulnerabilities to osteoporosis go up due to the sudden decrease in levels of oestrogen - a female hormone that protects bones - during this time.