Image: A Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) scan of a human hip bone, left, and a human spine, right. Credit: NASA Are bigger bones stronger bones? Not necessarily, according to a recent NASA ...

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Scientists discover how bones “listen” to exercise and activate cellular signals that strengthen bone structure.