Search
News & Opinion
Magazine
Current Issue
Archives
Features
Infographics
Top 10 Innovations
Subjects
Careers
Cell & Molecular Biology
Clinical Research
Developmental Biology
Disease & Medicine
Ecology & Environment
Evolution
Genetics & Genomics
History
Immunology
Microbiology
Neuroscience
Obituaries
Paleontology
Pharma & Biotech
Policy
Profile
Publishing
Research Integrity
Techniques
Multimedia
Infographics
Sponsored Videos
Image of the Day
Sponsored Webinars
Crossword Puzzles
Sponsored Quizzes
Videos
Sponsored eBooks
TechEdge
Sponsored Infographics
Careers
Articles
Job Listings
Salary Survey
Subscribe
Home
Subjects
bone marrow transplant
bone marrow transplant
Antiviral Immunotherapy Comes of Age
Lucas Laursen | Dec 4, 2017
T-cell therapies are not just for cancer. Researchers are also advancing immunotherapy methods to protect bone marrow transplant patients from viral infections.
Vitamin C Blocks Leukemia Progression in Mice
Aggie Mika | Aug 17, 2017
High-dose vitamin C injections reverse the effects of a leukemia-promoting genetic deficiency.
Bone Marrow Isn’t the Only Source of Platelets
Ashley P. Taylor | Jun 1, 2017
Scientists have estimated that about half of murine platelet production occurs in the lungs.
Synthetic Bones: A Better Bone-Marrow Transplant?
Ashley P. Taylor | May 9, 2017
Artificial bones produce new blood cells in mice, obviating the need for irradiation to kill off resident hematopoietic stem cells in recipients.
Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics Can Increase GVHD Severity in Stem Cell Recipients
Ruth Williams | May 18, 2016
Certain drugs could worsen graft-versus-host disease in stem cell transplant patients, scientists show.
Bone Marrow Makes New Fat Cells
Ashley P. Taylor | Jul 16, 2015
The origins of adipocytes have been hotly debated, but a human study supports the idea that the bone marrow takes part.
Done with Immunosuppressants
Jef Akst | Jul 3, 2014
Adult sickle-cell patients have safely stopped taking their immunosuppressant medication thanks to a new type of blood stem-cell transplant.
Speeding Up Antiviral T Cell Production
Ruth Williams | Jun 25, 2014
Scientists come up with a simpler, more efficient strategy for making multivirus-targeting T cells for immunotherapy.
Cell Transplants for Heart Questioned
Jef Akst | May 1, 2014
A report reveals that using bone marrow stem cells to treat heart disease is less promising than a decade of research has let on.
HIV Returns in Patients Thought Cured
Abby Olena | Dec 10, 2013
The virus is back in two patients in Boston who received bone-marrow transplants and did not have detectable levels of virus for months.