Bones and Joints

In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers show that JAX Mighty Mice stayed relatively mighty during their time in microgravity, while the normal control mice lost considerable muscle mass and bone density.

Learn how mouse research was conducted during the Space Shuttle Program era and the advantages of having a Rodent Research Facility in the ISS. Recent advances bring great promise to protect astronauts and people with serious health conditions on Earth.

Understanding how healthy bones develop, and what goes wrong in osteoporosis and other disorders, is the goal of a new collaborative research project by Jackson Laboratory (JAX) and UConn scientists, funded by a new five-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.