Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown substructure in bone tissue using a new X-ray technique to produce 3D images of the internal structure of bones. The discovery potentially questions ...

Hydroxyapatite (HA) is an inorganic mineral present in human bone and teeth. It plays a role in the structural strength of bone and in bone regeneration. While it occurs naturally in bone, healthcare ...

Some adults do indeed have more than 206 bones. These extras, known as accessory bones or supernumerary bones, may occur when ...

Advertising Feature: This article is not produced by the newsroom. It is editorially independent of both the newsroom and any one advertiser. Most people don’t think of their bones as alive — at least ...

The 26 bones of the foot consist of eight distinct types, including the tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges, cuneiforms, talus, navicular, and cuboid bones. The skeletal structure of the foot is similar ...

The foot has a complicated anatomical structure with many parts, all of which have specific functions. Due to this complex structure, there are many conditions that can affect feet. The structure of ...

Some dinosaurs were so big the ground would have shaken while they walked. But how did they carry such massive loads? Dinosaurs likely had a different bone structure to mammals and birds that was ...