Conversely, an excess of trabeculae can result in an overly porous heart wall, leading to left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy, commonly known as spongy heart," said Wu.

Asterisks mark areas with trabeculae (spongy morphology) inside the left ventricle (LV) of the more active participant. RV, right ventricle. view more Credit: CNIC ...

Differing trabecular bone architecture in dinosaurs and mammals contribute to stiffness and limits on bone strain. PLOS ONE, 2020; 15 (8): e0237042 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237042 ...

Life Woodpeckers don't have built-in shock absorbers to protect their brain It was thought that spongy bone in woodpeckers’ heads cushioned their brains from hard knocks, but in fact their ...

This landscape of blue, red, and gold is a cross section through a developing human bone. Human bones have a hard outer layer made of condensed bone and a softer inner core of spongy bone. This ...

Increasing connectivity of the spongy bone, the study suggested, is a more efficient bone stiffening mechanism for animals of this extraordinary size. “This would have allowed for sufficient ...