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 ...

A debate simmers over the ethics of having a child to save another. Nov. 6, 2007— -- Most parents would do anything to keep their children safe. But what can parents do when their child is sick ...

Bone marrow transplants can be life-saving for patients suffering from certain types of cancer, blood disorders and other diseases — but for many patients, finding a match can take months or years.

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 ...

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have identified a key molecule for establishing blood stem cells in their niche within the bone marrow. The findings, reported in the January ...

A Flint woman is believed to be the first in the world with leukemia to successfully undergo a transplant using stem cells from the bone marrow of a deceased donor — a medical advance that could ...

Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy are cornerstone diagnostic procedures within haematology and oncology, routinely employed to assess disorders ranging from haematological malignancies to metabolic ...

Years after signing up to be a bone marrow donor, this woman was finally matched with a transplant patient—and she couldn't believe who it was for. Back in 2017, Mya Linklater signed up to the Anthony ...

Butte is going for a record today to collect the most registrants for the National Bone Marrow Registry of any city in the state of Montana. Bette Bohlinger, wife of Lt. Gov. John Bohlinger, lost her ...