Newly discovered feathers were crucial to how Archaeopteryx was able to fly. Archaeopteryx is the fossil that helped confirm ...

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A recent study involving 684 Chinese adults has uncovered a significant connection between gut microbiota, aging, and bone ...

Weight bearing exercise is particularly important for improving bone density and helping to prevent osteoporosis.

Three experts on bone health explain why your bone density is important, and the types of exercise that can help.

Despite the benefits associated with long-term weight loss that are achievable with bariatric surgery, such procedures lead to abnormal bone and mineral metabolism. In a prospective 1-year study ...

As we grow older, women — and men — begin losing bone density and mass, which may make us more susceptible to bone-related conditions and injuries. Falls are a leading cause of injury among older ...

In TODAY’s Expert Tip of the Day, renowned cardiologist Dr. Eric Topol reveals the recent tweak to his workout routine that ...

Mar. 14, 2025 — Researchers have found that proteins and pathways involved in inflammation are associated with changes in bone mineral density (BMD) over time. The research, could potentially ...

What happens to bone-mineral density (BMD) in such women? Researchers randomized 489 women (age range, 65 to 77; mean, 72) to receive 3-year courses of HRT, calcitriol, both treatments ...

Jan. 28, 2025 — Researchers have combined injections of a novel hydrogel with systemic osteoporosis drugs in rats, achieving rapid local increases in bone density. The results offer hope for ...

Aging impairs muscle and bone health, and exercise is known to mitigate this decline, partly through secreted factors. Here, the authors show that the muscle-derived factor CLCF1, which declines ...