However, some organizations that recruit bone marrow donors only accept donors between the ages of 18 and 40. That’s because stem cells donated by younger people have a greater likelihood of ...

Stem cell or bone marrow transplants can be life-saving for people living with certain cancers and blood disorders. However, ...

Bone marrow is a spongy organ that fills the center of various bones of your body. It is where stem cells produce red and white blood cells and platelets. Without bone marrow, you couldn't move oxygen ...

The ABMDR on September 21 and October 5 held walkathons in Watertown, Massachusetts and Glendale, California, respectively.

It has become increasingly clear that bone cells, osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and osteocytes, communicate and regulate the fate of each other through RANK/RANKL/OPG, liver X receptors (LXRs), ...

Scientists have demonstrated a new potential treatment for bone cancer. A bioactive glass laced with a toxic metal was able to kill up to 99% of the cancer without harming healthy cells ...

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 ...

Your doctor is most likely to suggest a transplant if: you are young and well enough to have intensive treatment your leukaemia has come back quite quickly after your initial treatment Bone marrow is ...

Madison’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon is partnering with the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), formerly known as Be The Match, to ...

All youngsters in a new study have cancer that relapses or is resistant to conventional treatments, such as chemotherapy or ...

Staying hopeful in challenging times. One Swanton graduate is doing just that as she searches for a bone marrow match that ...