Imagine you have a bone fracture or a hip replacement, and you need bone to form, but you heal slowly – a common fact of life for older people. Instead of forming bone, you could form fat. Researchers ...

MicroCT imaging. MicroCT reconstruction showed that the new bone formation was enhanced by external mechanical force (Figures 1 and 2).At day 7 when loading started, the difference in the CSC ...

Additionally, they found that increasing the force applied to the jawbone stimulated osteocytes to produce more IGF-1, one of main growth factors that promotes bone formation. This alteration led ...

A new nanocomposite membrane uses layered fiber design to combine strength, flexibility, and antibacterial function for ...

While cardio is beneficial for heart and overall health, weight training is particularly effective for building and ...

A bone stress injury is a type of musculoskeletal overuse injury that results from gradual, repetitive force on the bone tissues. MSK overuse injuries continue to be a primary reason for service ...

The loss of bone volume and density resulting in osteoporosis affects all racial, ethnic, and gender groups. In the U.S., an estimated 10 million people age 50 and older have osteoporosis, and ...

New way to force stem cells to become bone cells Date: November 16, 2015 Source: University of North Carolina Health Care System Summary: Imagine you have a bone injury but you heal slowly.