In vertebrates, the skeleton of different regions of the body arises from different precursor cells. Researchers at the ...

Using markers of gene activation, the scientists were able to identify precisely which regulatory sequences came into action ...

Interestingly, the high-fat diet reversed the bone-strengthening effects. When the team looked in the brain, they saw that in mice lacking ARC estrogen signaling, those treated with the high-fat diet ...

The challenge of the obesity epidemic is widespread and one that even pediatricians face constantly,” a Connecticut doctor said.