Your bones run on a 24-hour clock too and disrupting it with late nights and screens could be weakening your skeleton.
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Bones are living tissues that constantly rebuild, repair and help the body stay in balance.
Osteopenia is a significant but often under-recognised public health issue.
Evidence of hominins butchering huge animals suggests that our human ancestors lived in big social groups.
Growth marks in bones indicate the age of some animals. But a new study leaves researchers questioning this method for dinosaurs.
There’s just about enough evidence to justify all the complaining.
From knuckle pops to neck crunches, joint cracking is common and oddly satisfying. But what’s actually happening inside the body?
A new way of analysing fossils has revealed more about animals and environments of ancient times, when humans were evolving.
Are weighted vests more than a fitness fad? A health and exercise expert explains their potential benefits and limitations.
Demand for ‘limb lengthening surgery’ is on the rise among those hoping to get a few centimetres taller.
More than 6,000 bone fragments were found and dated, giving a rare ecological snapshot of the last ice age.
New research highlights the prevalence of maggots as an easily obtained, nutrient-rich supplement of ancient hominin diets.
Because vitamin D plays a crucial role in many aspects of health and growth, inadequate levels can put children at risk of developing chronic disease early on.
Custom implants and grafts made with a patient’s own cells can greatly reduce the risk of rejection.
Approximately 6% of people have an extra nipple.
Having asymptomatic flat feet is not a problem and does not require treatment. It’s important to debunk this common myth.
Calcite, the material making up fossilized eggshells, may preserve amino acids better than bone.
Some of these giant vegetarians were as tall as a 3-story building. Microscopic analysis of their teeth, bones and eggshells reveals how they grew, what they ate and even their body temperature.
Small holes in baby dinosaur bones add to the growing mass of evidence that the ancient creatures were warm-blooded and highly active.
Space can damage everything from your cardiovascular and nervous systems to your mental health – long voyages can feel isolating for many.
Top contributors
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Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University
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Professor of Clinical Endocrinology, King's College London
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuromuscular and Skeletal Physiology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor of Osteoarchaeology, Uppsala University
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Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis
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Honorary Professor, School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor, Diabetes and Endocrinology, The University of Queensland
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Senior Professor of Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Professor of Biological Anthropology, University of Cape Town
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Honorary, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne
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Reader in Bioengineering, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Assistant Professor in Sport and Exercise Sciences & Fellow of the Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing, Durham University
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Professor of Archaeology, Durham University
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Head, Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences; Professor of Medicine, Monash University