Growth plates are areas of cartilage found at the ends of long bones. They play a role in the bone growth of children and teens. An injury to a growth plate can affect the development of a bone. While ...

Bone age assessment is an indispensable tool in paediatric care, providing insights into skeletal maturation that are often more indicative of biological development than chronological age.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A subcutaneous injection of leuprolide acetate every 6 months was effective and well tolerated in treating ...

Figure 1. Design and characterization of piezoelectrically and topographically originated biomimetic scaffolds. (a) Schematic representation of the enhanced bone regeneration mechanism through ...

Inspired by the growth of bones in the skeleton, researchers at the universities of Linköping in Sweden and Okayama in Japan have developed a combination of materials that can morph into various ...

2D nanoparticles known as nanosilicates can be used to grow bone and cartilage tissue from human mesenchymal stem cells, according to new gene sequencing experiments by researchers at Texas A&M ...

These results indicate the stability of the bone substitutes. The scientists caution that although these results represent a major advance, further research is necessary before skin cell-derived bone ...