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University of Texas Health Science Center researchers joined counterparts at Southwest Research Institute in pinpointing the exact biological point of bone structure that most acutely stimulates the ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

Constructed image from spatial transcriptomics slides measuring gene expression in tissues. This shows the developing upper limb, including the developing hand and digits. Each spot represents a ...

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Teenagers' bodies change fast. Bones grow, muscles develop, and balance is altered. Adolescence can be a time of high energy, but it is also a delicate period for movement control. Many teenagers lose ...

A new tool tracks hard tissue growth like teeth and bones in many species. Your body contains the stuff of rocks: the calcium-based minerals in bones and teeth. In a process called biomineralization, ...