Bone is continuously renewed through a process known as bone remodeling, in which osteoblasts (bone-forming cells) build new ...

In our bones, specialized cells called osteoblasts are responsible for building up bone substance. A team of researchers has now identified an enzyme that controls the activity of osteoblasts. An ...

Osteoblasts act in a group to make bone over the course of several months. However, how osteoblasts cooperate with each other in vivo is still unknown. Now, researchers at Osaka University established ...

Activating the GPR133 receptor with a small molecule can rebuild bone from within, offering a new direction for osteoporosis ...

Around 40% of adults worldwide are affected by osteopenia: a loss of bone mineral density. This condition is extremely common particularly in postmenopausal women and elderly adults. It’s estimated ...