Bone tissue is a complex structure, consisting of mineralized collagen fibers and a variety of non-collagenous proteins, including proteoglycans such as biglycan and decorin. These proteoglycans ...

A recent study has uncovered the essential roles of two proteoglycans, biglycan and decorin, in maintaining bone mass, water retention, and bulk/in situ mechanical competence. Through the use of ...

Bone mainly contains three types of cells: osteocytes, osteoblasts, and osteoclasts. The osteocytes are the most abundant cells comprising 95% of the total cell population in bone with an average half ...

Microplastics have been found in human bones and bone marrow, damaging stem cells and potentially increasing inflammation, ...

In a recent study published in the Scientific Reports Journal, researchers conducted in situ analyses of tissue samples from individuals who smoked, were former smokers, or never smoked to understand ...

Smoking's harmful effects go far beyond the lungs and extend beyond a person's lifetime. Recent research from the University of Leicester reveals that tobacco use leaves detectable traces in human ...

Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) scientists, together with foreign colleagues, have developed porous scaffolds made of titanium and niobium alloy with controlled porosity and bioactive coating. The ...

The ring of skulls, skeletons, tusks and other bones was too large for a roof, scientists say, so what was it for? By Nicholas St. Fleur Ice Age hunter-gatherers, foraging the bone-chilling, ...