Bones communicate with the rest of the body to support overall health: Here's the science behind your skeleton

Each year, doctors treat more than 6 million bone fractures in the United States. And while it takes only a few seconds for a ...
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How male hormones regulate skeletal muscle function

A. Fluorescent immunostaining of PDGFRα, showing mesenchymal progenitors, laminin surrounding skeletal muscle, and AR. Arrows indicate mesenchymal progenitors expressing AR, arrowheads indicate ...
Los Angeles Times

Bone Marrow Stem Cells: The “Microscopic Foundry” of Human Health

Bone health relies on a balance between osteoblasts (builders) and osteoclasts (recyclers). Peak bone mass occurs in early adulthood; deficiencies during this window amplify fracture risks later in ...
The New York Times

The Slippery Science of Skeleton

Researchers are still figuring out how to enable athletes in the face-first Olympic sled race to go even faster. By Sabrina Imbler Many Winter Olympic sports have ancient origins, dating to times when ...
Medical Xpress

How male hormones regulate skeletal muscle function

Male hormones (androgens), as their name implies, have an important role in promoting the formation of male sexual characteristics (secondary sexual characteristics). In addition, androgens have ...