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, ...
Bone marrow fills the cavities in your bones and produces blood cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells fight germs, and platelets help blood clot. Bone marrow disorders include ...
Bone health relies on a balance between osteoblasts (builders) and osteoclasts (recyclers). Peak bone mass occurs in early adulthood; deficiencies during this window amplify fracture risks later in ...
Astronaut Thomas Pesquet inserts blood samples for MARROW into the Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer aboard the ISS. A study of 14 astronauts suggests that while space travel depletes red blood ...
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 ...
Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...
Mechanisms of efficacy of endonuclease inhibition in neuroblastoma. CIM: Chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression; CIN: Chemotherapy induced neutropenia; CIT: Chemotherapy induced thrombocytopenia; CRA: ...