Notch signalling is a highly conserved cell-to-cell communication pathway that orchestrates cell fate determination, proliferation and differentiation within the skeletal system. Activation occurs ...

Scientists have identified a protein that blocks the activity of bone-forming cells (osteoblasts) by stopping them from maturing during the journey to sites of bone formation, a new study has found.

Growth plates are areas of cartilage found at the ends of long bones. They play a role in the bone growth of children and teens. An injury to a growth plate can affect the development of a bone. While ...