Bones

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Health & Medicine

Living with a rare genetic disorder

This month is Ehlers Danlos Awareness Month – a group of rare hereditary syndromes that, if diagnosed early, can be managed to slow their progression

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Sciences & Technology

Predicting risk of spinal fracture using bioengineering

Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind predictive tool for spinal fracture in people who have osteoporosis, including activities and spinal joints that carry higher risk

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Sciences & Technology

Preventing racehorse injuries

Racehorse injuries are complex but can be prevented by appropriate practice for the horse and cautious monitoring by veterinarians aided by scanning technology

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Health & Medicine

The stories our teeth can tell

Technology has unlocked the secrets teeth can reveal about our health. Here, researchers describe a new approach for providing a more detailed understanding of human life history

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Sciences & Technology

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Under the Microscope

Seeing the beauty in animal bone research

Dr Babatunde Ayodele is part of a team researching the bones of racehorses. Now, his research has inspired the façade of a new University building.

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Health & Medicine

Boys with asthma risk more broken bones

Asthma is associated with childhood fractures for boys, but not girls, underlining the importance of bone health education

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Health & Medicine

The unexpected gift of bones

A collection of leg bones at the Melbourne Dental School was originally intended to play a key role in forensic medicine, but unexpected discoveries along the way have opened up whole new areas of research from bone strength to ageing

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Health & Medicine

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Podcast

Legs, ligaments and longevity

We peek inside the Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology on a joint adventure with an anatomy expert

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Health & Medicine

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Under the Microscope

How a thirst for knowledge led to a career among bones

Dr Rita Hardiman started her journey when she was given a chemistry set aged 9, but she has found her passion studying anatomy

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Sciences & Technology

The jaws of life

How a mechanical engineer and a surgeon used cutting edge 3D printing technology to create a working body part that will improve the quality of life for thousands

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