Researchers at Scottish Rite for Children received a $2.3 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how the body repairs bone and restores blood flow in ...

Knowing when to book an appointment with a pediatric orthopedist instead of a pediatrician can help a child get faster ...

The hydrogel works like a ‘smart glue.’ When it is injected into the injured bone, it quickly breaks down and clings to the bone where it is needed most,” says Chi Ma, Ph.D., senior research scientist ...

At just three months old, Virginia’s life changed forever when she was diagnosed with Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD)—a rare and serious disorder affecting the body’s white blood cells. The only ...

When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the ...

Researchers have developed a magnetic nanomaterial that can kill bone cancer cells and support bone regeneration at the same ...

Whether they're caused by injury, disease or other factors, missing sections of bone can be quite difficult to replace. A new injectable hydrogel could change that, however, by transforming into a ...

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 ...

That unmistakable sound of bone giving way under pressure sends immediate dread through anyone who hears it. Broken bones account for millions of medical visits annually in the United States alone, ...