bone

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In animal studies, mice with genetic changes that disrupt this receptor developed low bone density early in life, closely resembling osteoporosis in humans.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

The identification of GPR133 as a key regulator of bone strength opens up a new direction for treatment.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

His two main characters, infantrymen named Willie and Joe, were bedraggled, unshaven, dirty, tired to the bone, contemptuous of authority—in other words, mirror images of many of the real soldiers fighting that war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

You want to keep your bones nice and weak so that when your perimenopausal wife frets about bone density, you can, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The real danger, he said, “the bone in my throat,” was Berlin.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin