Cell- and animal-based models of bone formation reveal novel mechanisms involved in the cartilage-to-bone phenotype ...

Does a "magic bullet" exist in regenerative medicine? Researchers have long wished to design a cutting-edge gene therapy that regenerates tissues damaged by disease or trauma. That wish may come true ...

The GPR133 receptor is expressed by osteoblasts, the cells that make bone. The study suggests that this receptor helps those cells sense two kinds of input: mechanical strain and signals relayed by ...

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 ...

Osteophytes, or bone spurs, are bony outgrowths that can develop around joints. Osteophytes are often linked to osteoarthritis, a type of "wear-and-tear arthritis" that occurs with age. Osteophytes ...

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