Osteoporosis is the most common bone disease in the world, affecting 50 percent of women over age 50. “It is a disease characterized by low bone mass, low bone density and structural changes in the ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Millions of people suffer from facial deformities because an injury, surgery, or birth defect left a gap in their bone structure. These bone gaps are too wide for the body's normal ...

Pathology Core Research Lab provides state-of-the-art histology and histomorphometric analysis of various tissue types, and is specialized on bone samples. The present location on the 4th floor of ...

A nuclear bone scan is an imaging technique that uses radioactive substances to create three-dimensional (3D) images of the bones. Doctors use bone scans to diagnose and monitor bone diseases, such as ...

A healthy stock, bone broth contains nutrients like calcium. But nutritional value depends on factors like how it’s prepared and which bones you use. Bone broth is one of the most popular trends in ...

Some kinds of bone cancer can develop in a person’s ribs. However, these bone cancer types are extremely rare. Cancer that forms in a person’s bones is called primary bone cancer (PBC). Another name ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains ...

The earliest bones, however, were very different from human skeletons today. In the prehistoric past, bone was more like concrete, growing on the exterior of fish to provide a protective shell. But ...

A bone bank, designed to preserve bone parts and fragments for future use in transplants and other orthopaedic surgeries, is being set up at SSKM Hospital. It is likely to open within a fortnight, a ...

Keeping your bones strong and healthy is more important than ever, since one in five women over 50 will develop osteoporosis. Hormone fluctuations during and after menopause can decrease bone density, ...