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For many years, scientists assumed that blood production took place in the bone marrow. But now, researchers at UCSF are showing it’s also happening in the lungs. They found hematopoietic stem ...

Bone marrow biopsy and aspiration are procedures used to collect and test bone marrow---the soft, spongy tissue inside certain bones where blood cells are made. These tests are used to diagnose many ...

Leukemia begins in your bone marrow. This is the spongy tissue located in your bones where your body’s blood cells are formed. Blood cells go through multiple stages before reaching maturity.

The rarest blood type is Rhnull. Unlike other blood types, people with Rhnull blood have no Rh antigens on their red blood cells. Healthcare professionals classify blood type according to the ...

A review paper comparing allogeneic bone marrow transplant and gene therapy, which Jones and Brodsky co-authored, was published in the Feb. 25 issue of the journal Blood Advances. The paper ...

High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects an estimated 1.3 billion people worldwide and results in 10 million deaths per year, according to the World Heart Federation. Impacting a person's ...

You may have a blood glucose test in a doctor’s office, laboratory, or with a fingerstick meter at home. These tests can help diagnose diabetes or other health concerns and aid in adjusting your ...

The past decade has seen significant advances in our understanding of skeletal homeostasis and the mechanisms that mediate the loss of bone integrity in disease. Recent breakthroughs have arisen ...

At the end stage, also known as the "spent phase," of the disease, your bone marrow stops making healthy blood cells. This happens because the abnormal blood cells overtake your bone marrow ...