The effects of depression may infiltrate your very bones – and conversely, your bones may send penetrating messages all the way back to your brain. This two-way street is a captivating new field of ...

Osteoporosis is a common skeletal disorder characterized by excessive bone loss, leading to increased fragility and an increased risk of fractures. Osteoclasts, the bone-resorbing cells, are widely ...

Periodontitis is characterized by the loss of teeth resulting from inflammation of gums due to bacterial infections. The susceptibility to such bone loss disorders increases with age. The expression ...

For years, clinicians have noticed that people living with major depression often show unexpectedly fragile bones. What sounded like a coincidence is now being reframed as a tightly wired “brain–bone ...