A new review maps how microRNAs, long non-coding RNAs and circular RNAs tune autophagy in bone cells, opening a fresh ...

The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the nation's oldest and largest independent kidney patient advocacy ...

I returned to my parents' home with my eldest son for the birth. I was planning to give birth at the same OB-GYN clinic that ...

A new review argues that periodontitis is driven less by bacteria than by the plasticity and instability of CD4+ T helper cells, whose conversion into hybrid IL-17-producing states fuels inflammatory ...

An older brother’s bone marrow donation will offer a second chance at life for his 9-year-old sister, who has sickle cell ...

In hypophosphatasia, a rare inherited condition that weakens bones and teeth, early tooth loss can be the first or even the ...

In hypophosphatasia, a rare inherited condition that weakens bones and teeth, early tooth loss can be the first, or even the ...

Does coffee affect bone health? Learn what this study found about moderate coffee intake, heavy use, and bone density in ...

Breaking a bone hurts—a lot. But the bone-thinning conditions osteoporosis and its precursor, osteopenia, are often called “silent diseases” because they have few signs before you develop a fracture.

Osteoarthritis is no longer seen as a simple wear and tear of the cartilage that cushions bone joints during movement. It is ...

Test your science knowledge with this fun 'Don't Say My Answer' challenge! Can you name organs, bones, diseases, minerals, biomes, plant parts, and venomous animals? 5 dead in apparent murder-suicide ...

Teeth and bones are among the hardest structures in the human body, but certain inherited conditions can rob them of that strength. One of them is hypophosphatasia (HPP), a rare, lifelong genetic bone ...