Thanks to major progress in the understanding and management of rare congenital diseases and syndromes, many patients with these rare disorders are now living longer lives. With this progress it has ...
Skeletal stem cells form part of the bone marrow stroma, where they contribute to bone growth, bone modeling, and bone remodeling during life. In addition to this, they help produce adipocytes the ...
Although the skeleton contains a high concentration of citrate (about 1 per cent in rabbit cortical bone) the origin of this citrate has been disputed. Armstrong and Singer 66 support the idea that ...
Physiological modifications in near weightlessness, as experienced by astronauts during space flight, have been the subject of numerous studies. Various animal models have been used on space missions ...
One of the best-documented pathophysiological changes associated with microgravity and the spaceflight environment is bone loss. The reduction in bone mass and its effect following reentry could ...
The skeleton may provide more than just structural support. Alla Katsnelson investigates the rise of bone as a metabolic regulator. At first, Patricia Ducy was not particularly fond of the mice she ...
The narrative around bone health has long been dominated by a singular focus: calcium consumption. Yet despite widespread calcium supplementation, osteoporotic fractures affect approximately one in ...