Precancerous blood cells can actively reshape their surroundings, prematurely aging cells in the bone marrow to create ...

Precancerous changes in blood cells can not only increase the risk of developing leukemia, but also rebuild the bone marrow environment long before the onset of the disease. This conclusion was ...

Rhabdomyosarcomas are a rare form of cancer; however, the disease is responsible for about 60% of all soft-tissue sarcomas in ...

In a new study published in Nature Communications, Boston Children's Hospital researchers identified a new target responsible ...

Lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels, quitting smoking, managing diabetes: these evidence-backed approaches remain key ways to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (SN: 11/9/15). But an ...

For thousands of Americans each year, a bone marrow transplant has the potential to cure diseases such as leukemias, lymphomas, and immune deficiency disorders. While lifesaving, bone marrow ...

Severe aplastic anemia is a rare bone marrow disease which is characterized by insufficient red blood cell production. This life-threatening disease typically occurs with two peaks around 25 and 60 ...

LYMPHATIC vessels were absent from healthy and regenerating bone but invaded bone in rare disease models.

For patients with aggressive blood cancers and inherited blood disorders, bone marrow transplantation can often be the only curative treatment. Over the past six years, ...