Understanding how bone marrow produces blood–and how this whole process can fail–is critical to fighting blood cancers and ...

In multiple myeloma, abnormal plasma cells build up inside bone marrow -- the spongy tissue inside large bones where blood cells are produced. Over time, myeloma cells cause damage to bones, kidneys, ...

At present, a bone marrow transplant is the only cure available for some people living with sickle cell disease. However, it is an intensive treatment that carries a number of risks. Sickle cell ...

Most international guidelines do not recommend a bone marrow biopsy to confirm suspected cases of ITP. A new Scandinavian study evaluated 341 patients who received a bone marrow biopsy after chronic ...

Multiple myeloma is a plasma-cell cancer causing bone destruction, anaemia, recurrent infections, renal dysfunction, and ...

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, ...

OPELOUSAS — Ten-year-old Quandell Roby enjoys living life like any other kid until he started feeling ill three weeks ago. Today, instead of being in school here at Opelousas Middle, playing with ...

Jackson Field was diagnosed with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), an immune deficiency disorder that occurs in about one in 50,000 children, according to the Cincinnati Children's Hospital.