This spongy part of the bone is key to bearing weight and preventing fractures. In the experiment, radiation had no real effect on cortical bone. The result of Bateman's study, published in ...

The invasive spongy moth and its caterpillars can decimate a garden. Here’s how to fight back. By Margaret Roach Until this year, the only spongy moths I had encountered were the winged adults ...

Spongy bone between the birds’ brains and beaks was once thought to cushion their brains from the repetitive blows. But the tissue actually helps their heads tap swiftly and deeply with minimal ...

Those exposed to the carbon radiation suffered 39% spongy bone loss; proton, 35%; ion, 34%; and gamma, 29%. The loss of spongy connections in the four groups ranged from 46-64%, he said.

(July 12, 2006) – Mice receiving just one therapeutic dose of radiation lost up to 39% of the spongy portion of their inner bone, reducing the inner bone’s weight bearing connections by up to ...