Most guns are tools for doing harm, but a team of American and Korean scientists has developed one that does the opposite, helping to patch up bone injuries. It comes a bit short of the Medigun from ...

UD engineer Michael Hast leads an NIH-funded effort to identify impaired bone healing earlier with MRI-based computer models Healing a broken bone can take months, and knowing whether recovery is on ...

Every year, nearly 10 million Americans experience a broken bone. A quarter of patients with lower leg fractures face delayed healing, and one in 10 patients will develop a nonunion, a break that ...

During a complicated bone surgery, every second matters. The longer a wound is open, the more likely it is to become infected and injured. Now picture this: Surgeons can now print a new piece of bone ...

What if the next time you broke a bone, you didn’t need screws, plates, or invasive surgery to heal? Imagine a medical adhesive so powerful it could bond fractured bones in minutes, yet gentle enough ...

Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine—Tucson found evidence that a drug that improves the ability to walk in people with multiple sclerosis can also make bone fractures heal ...

When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the occupants of danger. But imagine if the device could transform into something ...

I was told my bone density is low, but I don't know what to do,” or “The place where I had a fracture should have healed, but ...

Aging alters the balance of bone renewal and loss, leading to decreased bone strength and an increased risk of silent, ...