Rare stellar explosions created half of the calcium in the universe including the minerals that make up our bones and teeth, study reveals Researchers say calcium rich supernova produced half the universe’s calcium These rare stellar events also created the nutrient in our bones and teeth Recently, astronomers observed SN 2019ehk 55 million light years from … Read more
Revolutionary new implants that are put together like pieces of Lego could help broken bones heal faster Revolutionary new implants that are put together like pieces of Lego could help broken bones heal faster. Scientists in the U.S. have created tiny hollow ‘bricks’ that surgeons would piece together into whatever size and shape they needed … Read more
Scientists unearthed remains of Danish and Italians from the Middle Ages in a first-ever analysis into the differences between noble families and common folk. The team took samples from 69 individuals buried during the 17th to 18th century in search of trace elements and heavy metals in the bones that reveal details of the person’s … Read more
‘My bones felt like they were made of crackers’: Tom Hanks describes his coronavirus symptoms as he insists wearing a mask ‘is literally the least people can do’ By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline Published: 12:16 BST, 15 July 2020 | Updated: 21:49 BST, 15 July 2020 Tom Hanks has revealed he had ‘bone crushing fatigue’ … Read more
‘My bones felt like they were made of crackers’: Tom Hanks describes his coronavirus symptoms as he insists wearing a mask ‘is literally the least people can do’ By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline Published: 12:16 BST, 15 July 2020 | Updated: 16:51 BST, 15 July 2020 Tom Hanks has revealed he had ‘bone crushing fatigue’ … Read more
The sickening trade in the bones of butchered lions for use in Chinese ‘medicines’, wines and jewellery could spark another catastrophic health crisis, experts have warned. An astonishing 333 farms in South Africa are breeding thousands of lions either to be shot by hunters in fenced enclosures or slaughtered for their bones, according to a … Read more
A new osteoporosis drug that can re-grow older women’s bones as fast as a teenager’s develop was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday. An estimated half of women in the US will break a bone due to the devastating bone-loss disease that turns limbs brittle. They are more at-risk than men … Read more