Your body's blood supply — red and white blood cells alike — is produced in bone marrow, a spongy tissue found in your bones, ensuring your body remains oxygenated and protected from disease. Because ...

What is a bone marrow transplant? Bone marrow transplant (BMT) is a special therapy for patients with certain cancers or other diseases. A bone marrow transplant involves taking cells that are ...

For months, doctors in Michigan had been searching for a bone marrow donor for a 68-year-old African American patient. She had been treated for acute myeloid leukemia once before, but the fast ...

During ageing, bone marrow in the skull becomes an increasingly important site of blood-cell production. This is in stark contrast to most bones where the ability of marrow to make blood and ...

Multiple myeloma is a rare type of blood cancer that affects the plasma cells in your bone marrow. Your plasma cells are like little factories that make specific proteins called antibodies.

Bone marrow failure syndromes are rare diseases characterized by an inability to make enough blood – either red cells, which carry oxygen; white cells, which fight infection; or platelets, which help ...

Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers have uncovered a surprising new role for netrin1, a crucial protein in neural development, as a regulator that limits bone morphogenetic ... Researchers Uncover ...

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