For parents whose children are undergoing growth hormone therapy, the focus might be on height and physical development, but ...

Researchers report that bone growth in mice takes place in accordance with the same principles as when new cells are constantly produced in blood, skin and other tissue. This contradicts the previous ...

The perception that children seem to grow taller overnight is likely true, researchers said Thursday. Scientists at the University of Wisconsin’s School of Veterinary Medicine in Madison placed ...

Biologists have discovered a dramatic pattern of bone growth in female mice -- research that could potentially lead to stronger bone density in women and new treatments for osteoporosis in older women ...

Growth-plate injuries of the shoulder and elbow are common injuries in youth and adolescent baseball players. The growth-plate (epiphyseal plate or physis) is an area of cartilage at the end of a bone ...