Dense materials like bones and metal appear white on the X-ray, while air in the lungs appears black. Soft tissues, including muscles and fat, show up in shades of grey. In some cases, contrast ...

A new study finds that osteosarcopenia — having osteopenia or osteoporosis along with sarcopenia — is prevalent in people who ...

Patients with degenerative diseases that attack skeletal muscle ... bone, muscle, cartilage and fat cells. A collaboration with medical staff allowed Aboalola and Han access to fresh placenta ...

Muscles are attached to bone by tendons. Tendons are very strong, inelastic connective tissues that allow a muscle to pull on a bone to move it. Four of the synovial joint types are responsible ...