Scientists have identified a protein that blocks the activity of bone-forming cells (osteoblasts) by stopping them from maturing during the journey to sites of bone formation, a new study has found.

Scientists have identified a protein that blocks the activity of bone-forming cells (osteoblasts) by stopping them from maturing during the journey to sites of bone formation, a new study has found.

The GPR133 receptor is expressed by osteoblasts, the cells that make bone. The study suggests that this receptor helps those cells sense two kinds of input: mechanical strain and signals relayed by ...

The most comprehensive genetic map of oral stem cells to date has provided new insight into their specialized development pathways and opens the door to targeted regenerative medicine and ...

Mechanisms governing the antagonistic bone-promoting and bone-resorbing effects of parathyroid hormone induction are unclear. New study by researchers from Tokyo University of Science reveals a novel ...

Osteoporosis - weakening of the bones with age - affects millions worldwide, and this figure is increasing annually as the global population ages. It is associated with the aging, or 'senescence', of ...