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
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
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
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