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Bone marrow is the flexible tissue found in the hollow interior of bones. In adults, marrow in large bones produces new blood cells. It constitutes 4% of total body weight, i.e. approximately 2.6 kg (5.7 lbs.) in adults.

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Scientists use virus to kill cancer cells while leaving normal cells intact

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- A virus that in nature infects only rabbits could become a cancer-fighting tool for humans. Myxoma virus kills cancerous blood-precursor cells in human bone marrow while sparing normal blood stem cells, a ...


Study suggests adult stem cells may help repair hearts damaged by heart attack

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created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Adult stem cells may help repair heart tissue damaged by heart attack according to the findings of a new study to be published in the December 8 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Results from t ...


Bone marrow cells may significantly reduce risk of second heart attack

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created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cells from heart attack survivors' own bone marrow reduced the risk of death or another heart attack when they were infused into the affected artery after successful stent placement, according to research reported in the ...


Study Results Suggest Adult Stem Cells May Help Repair Muscle Cells Damaged by Heart Attack

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created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Adult stem cells may help repair heart tissue damaged by heart attack according to the findings of a new study to be published in the December 8 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Resul ...


Researchers find evidence of survival gains in bone marrow disease

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created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A recent study, published in the December issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, demonstrates new survival data for the blood disorder myelofibrosis. This retrospective study is the largest ever conducted in young patients with p ...


Bone Marrow Stem Cells May Prevent Chronic Lung Disease

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have discovered a possible way to protect the fragile lungs of premature babies by using stem cells harvested from bone marrow. In experiments on laboratory mice, ...


Improving the odds:A new method for bone marrow transplantation

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created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Although bone marrow transplants have long been standard for acute leukemia, current treatments still rely on exact matches between donor and patient. Now, scientists at the University of Perugia, Italy, and the Weizmann ...


Death-inducing proteins key to complications of bone marrow transplantation

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Treatment for a number of cancers and other medical conditions is transplantation with bone marrow from a genetically nonidentical individual (a process known as allogeneic bone marrow transplantation [allo-BMT]).