Bite marks found on the skeleton of a Roman gladiator are the first archaeological evidence of combat between a human and a ...

The skeletal system comprises 206 bones and has two main parts: the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton. The skeletal system includes your bones, ligaments that attach bone to bone, and ...

A gruesome new discovery provides the first skeletal proof of humans being attacked by big cats in Roman gladiatorial spectacles. Found in a cemetery near York, the bones show clear bite marks from a ...

New mechanisms discovered that show how development-dependent disruptions in mitochondrial function lead to premature skeletal aging.

Gladiator combat is a well-documented aspect of ancient Roman society, but the physical remains of fighters have remained ...

At some point in the late Ice Age, in the depths of a cave in southern France, a dog-like creature met a violent end. Its ...

Researchers have now discovered that these skeletal cells do not just differ in their ... Proteins and Pathways Involved in Inflammation Are Associated With Changes in Bone Mineral Density Over ...

Palovarotene would be the first treatment that aims to reduce the formation of extra-skeletal bone deposits, striking at the mechanism underlying FOP, which has only been diagnosed in around 900 ...

The recent publications remind us to look carefully for alternative explanations and to investigate for predisposing bone disorders thoroughly. When a child presents with unexplained skeletal injury, ...