By comparing modern human, Neanderthal, and chimpanzee skulls, researchers have uncovered a unique trait having to do with ...

Your skin frequently commands attention when it comes to preserving both its health and appearance. Muscle strength and ...

Bone can heal itself, but not always in the ways we expect. Some animals regrow entire limbs. Others, like humans, can only ...

Osteoclasts, on the other hand, resorb bone mass. Hormones (namely ... Bisphosphonates are medications that help slow bone ...

Modern humans have uniquely small and flat faces, especially compared with our Neanderthal cousins' notoriously robust faces ...

1 Department of Orthopaedics, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China 2 Department of Orthopaedics, Huanggang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Hubei University ...

The narrative around bone health has long been dominated by a singular focus: calcium consumption. Yet despite widespread calcium supplementation, osteoporotic fractures affect approximately one ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. CT scans of a Neanderthal skull (left) and a modern human skull ...

Our bones support more than just a few essential functions in the body. Not only do they provide a robust framework to hold our body upright (an incredible feat in itself!), they coordinate with ...

We probably don’t think twice about how important our fingers are until they have trouble functioning, writes Napa fitness ...