But a new study reveals something often overlooked—how the breakdown of nerve function in diabetes also harms your bones. This quiet connection, hidden deep in the body’s structure, may explain why ...

Compact bone is dense and forms the outer layer of all your bones. Bone shapes An adult skeleton is made up of 206 bones, which come in several different shapes and sizes.

Learn how bones and the human skeleton let us move, hold our bodies up and protect our organs in this guide to help learners with 2nd Level Science in Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence (CfE).

Linking Nerves and Bones Through Diet To explore this nerve-bone connection, the scientists used young male mice and fed them a high-fat diet to model type 2 diabetes.