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Our bones grow and change over our whole life. Marcella Cheng/The Conversation

Curious Kids: Why do we have bones?

Bones protect our insides, help us to move and even help make our blood.
Having a bad posture is believed to be one of the contributing factors of postural hunchback. from shutterstock.com

Health Check: can bad posture give you a hunchback?

If you don’t alternate your posture at work, the stiffness can build, making it harder to straighten your spine. This can contribute to developing a hunched back.

Protein could help treat bone and joint diseases

A protein with a bone-protective effect could help in the development of more powerful treatments for osteoporosis and other bone diseases, an international team of scientists has reported. The protein…

Birth control pill shrinks bones

Using the birth control pill may reduce a woman’s bone density, according to US university researchers. Women using a pill…

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