Your bones do much more than hold your body upright. They protect important organs such as your brain, heart, and lungs, ...

An osteoporosis diagnosis can feel like your body has betrayed you, turning bones that once felt solid into fragile structures vulnerable to fracture. The scary statistics about hip fractures and ...

For decades, the first-line treatment for osteoporosis was a type of medication called antiresorptive agents, which work by slowing down the rate of bone loss. Now, though, theres a newer treatment ...

Each year, doctors treat more than 6 million bone fractures in the United States. And while it takes only a few seconds for a ...

Bone loss is one of those health risks that sneaks up quietly and then announces itself with a fracture. For women especially, the years around menopause represent the steepest and fastest period of ...

Researchers at UC Davis Health and UC San Francisco have identified a brain-derived hormone called CCN3 that actively builds bone mass and accelerates fracture healing in mice, offering a potential ...

New publication outlines the stakeholder-driven, evidence-based process behind a global, multilingual platform for people living with osteoporosis and their caregivers. A new paper published in ...

More than 40 million adults in the U.S. ages 50 and older have osteopenia, or low bone density. An FDA-approved wearable vibration device is giving some women a tool that could slow that loss.

Some 2.2 million bone-grafting procedures are performed worldwide, including autografting, a process which uses the patient’s own bone for tooth implantation and to repair and reconstruct parts of the ...

On social media, people are focusing on "pounding the stairs" to build healthier bones—but does the exercise really work?

A few former colleagues call me Dr. Krit. And although I appreciate the compliment, I’m not a doctor. Before you start a new exercise program, or look into supplements, talk to your actual doctor.

An illustration of bone and bone marrow development. During the process, osteoclasts (cells in blue) expand the marrow cavity by absorbing and removing unnecessary bone. In this study, the team found ...