Rhabdomyosarcomas are a rare form of cancer; however, the disease is responsible for about 60% of all soft-tissue sarcomas in ...

In a new study published in Nature Communications, Boston Children's Hospital researchers identified a new target responsible ...

Lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels, quitting smoking, managing diabetes: these evidence-backed approaches remain key ways to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (SN: 11/9/15). But an ...

For thousands of Americans each year, a bone marrow transplant has the potential to cure diseases such as leukemias, lymphomas, and immune deficiency disorders. While lifesaving, bone marrow ...

Severe aplastic anemia is a rare bone marrow disease which is characterized by insufficient red blood cell production. This life-threatening disease typically occurs with two peaks around 25 and 60 ...

In a new study published in Nature Communications , Boston Children's Hospital researchers have identified a new target responsible for scar ...

Primary myelofibrosis (PMF) is a rare bone marrow disorder that affects the production of blood cells. It causes scarring, or fibrosis, in the bone marrow, which reduces the body’s ability to produce ...

A bone marrow transplant, or stem cell transplant, places blood stem cells back into the body. The transplant replaces cells that cancer or treatments have destroyed. A person may have a bone marrow ...

A Kansas City mom is racing to find a bone marrow donor for her 5-year-old daughter before a rare genetic disease takes her ...