Sclerosteosis is a rare genetic disorder that causes excessive bone growth, leading to life-altering complications, including hearing loss and facial paralysis.

Tight calves and shin splints are common issues runners face. But they shouldn’t be the only areas you pay attention to in ...

A recent study has uncovered a potential breakthrough in treating osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH), a debilitating bone disease that causes severe pain and joint collapse.

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The trillions of cells that make up our skeleton age too, and some change in ways that weaken the very structure of our bones. Aging and stress can induce cellular senescence in osteocytes ...

There are no studies supporting the reliability of making a clinical diagnosis of medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS). Aim Our aim was to assess if MTSS can be diagnosed reliably, using history and ...

Chondrosarcoma can grow inside a bone or on the bone surface. They are most commonly found in the long bones such as the fibula, femur, tibia, humerus, radius and ulna. There are some other types of ...

But it also plays several other important roles to keep your body healthy – including the function of your gut ... intestine, bone, parathyroid gland, immune system and pancreas, among others.

Most people in the U.S. get their vitamin D from Sun exposure. Stockbyte/DigitalVision via Getty Images ...

But it also plays several other important roles to keep your body healthy – including the function of your gut. As part of our research on how a dietary fiber supplement affects bone mass in ...

You’ve likely heard about vitamin D’s important role in maintaining strong bones and teeth. But it also plays several other important roles to keep your body healthy – including the function of your ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) For this study, we recruited 213 children and adolescents from South Florida ...