Space’s Hidden Toll: New Research Could Improve Health in Space and on Earth
Space travel reduces red blood cells and bone density, however, bone marrow fat might offer a solution. Research on 14 astronauts indicates that although space…
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Guardian of the Mind: The Surprising Role of the Skull in Brain Health
Neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s, stroke, and multiple sclerosis can result in profound damage due to the neuroinflammation driven by immune cells. Treating this inflammation…
Cancer Research Breakthrough: Scientists Create First Human Bone Marrow ‘Organoids’
Researchers at Oxford University and the University of Birmingham have made a major breakthrough in cancer treatment by creating the first human bone marrow “organoids”…
Obesity Alters the Long-Term Fitness of Bone Marrow Cells
New research published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine highlights the pernicious effect of obesity on the long-term health of blood-making stem cells (hematopoietic stem…
Transplants Without the Need for Lifelong Immunosupression
As a result of organ transplantation, patients need to take a lifelong regimen of immunosuppressors to fight off graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), which is common and…