The hyoid bone is a small horseshoe-shaped bone located in the front of your neck. It sits between the chin and the thyroid cartilage and is instrumental in the function of swallowing and tongue ...

Look for the sagittal suture – the squiggly line that runs the length of the skull – and note whether is it's completely fused. If it is, the remains are likely to be of someone older than 35.

According to a recent study at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, the impacts of everyday physical activity do not attenuate the accelerated hormonal bone loss that occurs during menopause.