For years, South African lion farmers legally exported lion bones—such as these at a business in North West Province—mainly to Asia for use in traditional medicine. New data reveal the scope ...

We’ve long blamed osteoarthritis on “wear and tear,” the price of a life well-lived. But could the cause be a more ancient ...

Objectives To investigate the incidence, distribution and radiological characteristics of dural ossification (DO) associated with ossification of ligamentum flavum (OLF) in the thoracic spine. Design ...

Whatever your age, the effects of smoking on bone health can't be ignored. The years from childhood until age 30 are prime time for building bone mass. "If an adolescent is smoking, they will not ...

Jones’ assertion that “you can’t strip a guy like me at this point—I give the belt up freely” is vintage Bones, part bravado, part truth. His legacy as the greatest pound-for-pound ...

Host Flora Lichtman talks with researcher Carli Peters about ZooMS, a technique that allows researchers to use collagen from ancient bone fragments to identify species, offering clues to those ancient ...

A fish bone stuck in the throat can cause symptoms such as coughing, painful or difficult swallowing, a prickly sensation in the throat, and more. It is best to take precautions and contact a ...

It just hit the market as the first and only non-drug intervention for osteopenia–low bone density affecting mostly older people, especially postmenopausal women. Osteoboost, a wearable ...

Animal bones are reported to be among limited findings after a three-day search for forensic evidence in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann case, who vanished from a holiday home in Portugal 18 ...

Although most people associate osteoporosis − a condition characterized by low bone density and vulnerability to fractures − with women in mid-life and older, this condition also occurs with ...

This content was created by our physicians and experts. By Alana C. Serota, MD, CCFP, CCD Osteoporosis has been called a "silent" disease because the loss of bone progresses gradually without pain or ...

This projectile point made from a gray whale bone was found in Landes, France, and dated to between 17,500 and 18,000 years ago. Alexandre Lefebvre Between 14,000 and 20,000 years ago, hunter ...