This image shows the variation in permeability in a network of fractures due to quartz dissolving in the fractures. Each plane represents an individual fracture in the network. Fractures are the main ...

Credit: Getty Images In advanced CKD stages, patients are not only at risk of low bone mass but also of poor bone quality. Abnormalities in phosphorus, iPTH, and FGF-23 levels can increase the risk ...

Drop in oestrogen during menopause accelerates bone loss, raising risk of osteoporosis and fractures in women.

UK: A large-scale meta-analysis published in Osteoporosis International reinforces the role of family fracture history as a ...

Fractures are the main way that water and other fluids move through rocks below the Earth's surface. As fluids move through these fractures, the fluids react with minerals in the rock and in the ...