After four years of searching for a bone marrow donor, a Richmond family will finally get the procedure needed to cure their ...

The FDA granted fast track designation to nuvisertib for those with intermediate or high-risk myelofibrosis, which ...

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This week on Thursday, we celebrate the World Sickle Cell Day, with the theme “Global Action, Local Impact: Empowering Communities for Effective Self-Advocacy” standing out rather aptly.With the ...

Your bone marrow is supposed to be your body’s reliable blood cell factory, churning out healthy red cells, white cells, and platelets like clockwork. But sometimes this vital production system ...

When people donate blood, stem cells in the bone marrow make new blood cells to replace what was lost. This stress can drive the selection of certain clones—groups of blood cells with a slightly ...

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other organ, and blood-forming stem cells must make about 200 billion new red blood cells each day to keep the oxygen flowing. For many years, ...

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other organ, and blood-forming stem cells must make about 200 billion new red blood cells each day to keep the oxygen flowing. For many years, ...

For many years, scientists assumed that blood production took place in the bone marrow. But now, researchers at UCSF are showing it's also happening in the lungs.

Stem cells in the marrow give rise to new blood cells. But if the bone marrow malfunctions, those stem cells can form abnormal blood cells, causing cancer. During a bone marrow transplant, doctors ...