We know our bones stop us from flopping about like jellyfish, and that breaking them hurts. But now investigators are discovering how bones do far more than hold us up.
Emerging studies show that our skeletons play key roles in producing a hormone that drives our fight-or-flight instincts, helps control our appetite, determines our risk of dementia — and can even make the difference between life and death when severe illness such as sepsis strikes.
The hormone osteocalcin is produced by osteoblasts, the cells responsible for building our bones.
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