Medically reviewed by Gagandeep Brar, MD Key Takeaways Bone marrow fills the cavities in your bones and produces blood cells.Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells fight germs, and platelets ...

During ageing, bone marrow in the skull becomes an increasingly important site of blood-cell production. This is in stark contrast to most bones where the ability of marrow to make blood and immune ...

A bone marrow biopsy is a medical procedure used to collect a small sample of bone marrow, which is the soft, spongy tissue inside your bones where blood cells are made. This test helps a physician ...

Researchers have discovered a biological switch that explains why movement keeps bones strong. The protein senses physical ...

Lehigh University bioengineering PhD student Colin Herna is lead author of a recent paper detailing how he and his team identified measurable differences in the composition of bone marrow extracted ...

Human bone marrow under the microscope. UC Davis researchers have developed engineered bone marrow, which can be used to study treatments for osteosarcoma, one of the deadliest cancers in humans and ...

Scientists uncovered how the protein Piezo1 translates physical activity into stronger bones, offering a path to exercise-mimicking therapies. Scientists from the Department of Medicine, School of ...