Bone looks inert, fixed, passive, done growing by your mid-twenties. That picture is wrong in one important way. Bone is ...

Bending, extending, and bearing weight. While we usually think of the knee as a single joint, multiple joints and tissues ...

In a recent Moving Crew online chat, I referred to cycling as a weight-bearing exercise -- the kind that can boost bone density. No way, one chatster charged: Cycling isn't weight-bearing. It turns ...

Shattered bones could soon be replaced by segments of artificial bone that can be “printed” within hours. The artificial bone is strong enough to bear weight, and would slowly be replaced by new bone.