Explore the vital role of bone marrow stem cells. Learn how they drive bone remodeling, immunity, and skeletal health in this ...

Medically reviewed by Gagandeep Brar, MD Key Takeaways Bone marrow fills the cavities in your bones and produces blood cells.Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells fight germs, and platelets ...

After returning to Earth, these cells from the AVATAR experiment will reveal how space radiation and microgravity affect the ...

A bone marrow biopsy is a medical procedure used to collect a small sample of bone marrow, which is the soft, spongy tissue inside your bones where blood cells are made. This test helps a physician ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, a group of researchers revealed hierarchical stem-cell arrangements in bone marrow (BM) niches that govern regeneration, immune privilege, and ...

The ability of the bone marrow to produce healthy blood cells declines significantly with age, leading to age-related inflammation and disease. A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for ...

Scientists from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, and elsewhere have been able to pinpoint cells in mouse bone marrow that give rise to specific types of ...

Fred Hutchinson researchers are testing a simple idea with surprisingly big potential: a special type of foam that makes gene therapy more efficient.

A bone marrow transplant, or stem cell transplant, places blood stem cells back into the body. The transplant replaces cells that cancer or treatments have destroyed. People may have a bone marrow ...