The skeleton allows movement, provides support and protection for vital organs and makes blood cells. Skeletal muscles move the bones in the body. The skeletal system is made from bones and joints.

An international team of scientists has discovered that bone plays an important role in controlling sugar metabolism, energy balance and weight, suggesting the skeleton is actually a member of the ...

From arthritis and heart failure to diabetes and menopause, many conditions are associated with muscle weakness and increased fat deposits. Now a multidisciplinary team of researchers at the ...