31/07/2026
Did you know your body replaces its skeleton roughly every 10 years?
Yet, the sheer complexity of how bones rebuild and repair has historically posed a major hurdle in developing targeted bone therapies. Overcoming this is a critical challenge, given that nearly half of all people over 50 will develop a musculoskeletal condition.
A newly published study by Garvan researchers Professor Peter Croucher and Dr Ryan Chai is paving the way for better bone loss treatments. The team has successfully mapped the cells and genes that regulate bone formation and loss at an unprecedented scale. Through this work, they discovered the critical role that blood vessel cells play in bone health.
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