Osteocytes, the most abundant cells in bone tissue, have long been underestimated in their functional capacity. Traditionally viewed as passive entities, recent research has illuminated their pivotal ...

Researchers have revealed that RANKL expressed by osteocytes is essential for the bone remodeling during orthodontic tooth movement. This result can facilitate the development of novel therapeutic ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 29, 2017) - The force gravity and physical activity put on our bones causes tiny tears in the membranes of the tiny cells that enable us to make or break down bone, scientists say.

Researchers at Australia's Garvan Institute of Medical Research have for the first time mapped the genetic profile of the skeleton's master regulator cells, known as osteocytes. Published in the May 5 ...

Pascal Buenzli receives funding from The Australian Research Council (project grant DE130101191). Natalie Sims receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council and The Australian ...

Researchers may be "excyted" to learn that osteocyte cultures are headed to the International Space Station this spring for the first time. With their delivery on the next SpaceX commercial resupply ...