It’s common to think of your bones as solid and unchanging, but they’re composed of living tissue constantly in flux. Consider: Every year, 15% of your spine and 5% of your hips are replaced with new ...

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Thousands of years before stone houses or mud bricks, Ice Age humans in Ukraine were building shelters out of mammoth bones.

You’ve heard it since childhood. Drink your milk for strong bones. The calcium connection is practically common knowledge at this point. But what if you’ve been missing half the story? The truth about ...

The human skeleton rebuilds itself continuously throughout life, replacing old bone tissue with fresh, strong material in a process that typically maintains bone density until middle age. However, ...

We hear plenty about what to add for stronger bones—milk, yogurt, leafy greens—but far less about what can slowly work the other way. Building and ...

Birthing and caring for a newborn can be hard on a mother’s bones. Estrogen, which helps regulate bone growth, drops precipitously after birth, and lactation saps the skeleton of calcium. Yet nursing ...

High blood pressure is known for causing heart problems and strokes, but many people don’t realize that it can also hurt your ...

A research confirms milk's role in bone strength, highlighting calcium and protein's importance. While dairy aids bone density across ages, it's not a ...