Constructed image from spatial transcriptomics slides measuring gene expression in tissues. This shows the developing upper limb, including the developing hand and digits. Each spot represents a ...

Embedded within bone tissue are osteocytes, cells with tree-like projections called dendrites that are important for receiving communication from other cells. The loss of dendrites that occurs during ...

Fact: Babies are way smaller than adults. So it stands to reason, then, that they probably have fewer bones. Incorrect! Humans are born with far more bones than they'll end up having in adulthood. Why ...

Researchers in Germany have uncovered a hidden receptor, GPR133, that plays a vital role in bone strength. By activating it with a new compound called AP503, they boosted bone density in mice and even ...

Bone health affects our entire body, literally, the structure of our body is formed and sustained by bones. Nevertheless, ...

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said on Wednesday its experimental treatment for a rare genetic disorder affecting soft tissue ...

Scientists from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, and elsewhere have been able to pinpoint cells in mouse bone marrow that give rise to specific types of ...

The first "blueprint" of human skeletal development reveals how the skeleton forms, shedding light on the process of arthritis, and highlighting cells involved in conditions that affect skull and bone ...