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Down to the bone: Understanding how bone-dissolving cells are generated
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Down to the bone: Understanding how bone-dissolving cells are generated

Scientists explain the role of a certain protein in the generation of cells critical to bone maintenance Chronic bone and joint diseases, such as osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis, affect millions of people worldwide, particularly the elderly, degrading their quality of life. An important factor in both of these diseases is the excessive activity of bone-dissolving...

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Anatomy of surprise: Scientists discover hidden blood networks that cross through bone

For years, physiologists looking closely at bones noticed something puzzling. It was a microscopic prison break, blood cells slipping unseen from the enclosed depths of the bone marrow into the general circulation. “We have the bone marrow, which produces the blood cells, and when you need them, you need them urgently. But how do they...