/oss/taxonomy/term/301/all en /oss/article/medical-history/jawing-about-french-king-louis-ixs-jawbone <p>Pathologists study the causes and effects of disease mostly through laboratory examination of samples taken from body tissues. But what does a paleopathologist do? Given that “paleo” comes from Greek for “ancient,” it makes sense that a paleopathologist studies ancient diseases by examining mummified tissue and skeletal remains. For example, the jawbone of Louis IX, King of France from 1226-1270.</p> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 22:25:26 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9447 at /oss /oss/article/videos/right-chemistry-chemistry-jello <p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-1"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" id="media-youtube-55nri9o8wei" width="640" height="390" title="Dr. Joe Schwarcz on the chemistry of Jell-O" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/55nri9o8wEI?wmode=opaque&controls=&enablejsapi=1&modestbranding=1&playerapiid=media-youtube-55nri9o8wei&origin=https%3A//www.mcgill.ca&rel=0" name="Dr. Joe Schwarcz on the chemistry of Jell-O" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>Video of Dr. Joe Schwarcz on the chemistry of Jell-O</iframe> </div> </p> Fri, 09 Nov 2018 19:27:20 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 7443 at /oss /oss/article/did-you-know/broken-bones-grow-back-stronger-sort <p><span>Growing up I always heard the same adage when I broke a bone, “Don’t worry it’ll grow back stronger”. But is that really true?</span></p> Fri, 20 Apr 2018 01:24:44 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 7026 at /oss /oss/article/did-you-know-health/hearts-turning-bone <p>Doctors have long noticed that after a heart attack, a patient’s heart may develop what appear to be bone deposits or patches of calcium and phosphate, but they’ve never really known why. <a href="http://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/fulltext/S1934-5909(16)30345-9">A new study</a> believes these bone deposits are a sort of accidental by-product of a heart’s attempts to repair itself after an attack.</p> Sun, 21 May 2017 18:10:01 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 2467 at /oss /oss/article/health-you-asked/you-asked-are-injections-denosumab-prolia-effective-treatment-osteoporosis <p>Osteoporosis derives from the Greek meaning “porous bones. ” This disease causes porosity and brittleness of the bone due to the excessive loss of protein, mineral content and calcium. Osteoporosis is known to affect both men and women of all races, although Caucasian and Asian postmenopausal women are at highest risk for developing osteoporosis.</p> Mon, 23 Dec 2013 21:06:02 +0000 Alexandra Pires-Ménard, OSS Intern 2053 at /oss