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Familial Alzheimer’s disease can be transmitted through bone marrow transplants, researchers say in the journal March 28 stem cell report. When the research team transplanted bone marrow stem cells from …

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Three years ago, a Philadelphia Wings lacrosse player saved a stranger’s life through bone marrow donation. Last December, the two had a chance to meet at a …

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — The family of a Chesapeake first-grader is looking for someone to save his life. Kayden Addison was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia when he …

summary: Although Alzheimer’s disease has traditionally been considered a brain-centered condition, it may have a systemic origin and can be advanced by bone marrow transplantation from familial Alzheimer’s donors into …

It has been suggested that blood donors undergo genetic testing to ensure they do not have the inherited form of Alzheimer’s disease, but some believe this is unnecessary. BSIP/UIG (via …

A 14-year-old Dallas boy battling leukemia had a special Palm Sunday celebration while in remission. Pike Petersen, 14, was diagnosed with the disease and underwent a bone marrow transplant 100 …

A North Texas man overcame a dire prognosis and regained his life thanks to a lifesaving transplant from a stranger. Dallas husband and father Scott Bullock has been cancer-free for …

Doctors.Heather Simmons and Ken Cook The lack of suitable bone marrow donors to meet patients’ needs inspired Johns Hopkins scientists to pioneer haploidentical bone marrow transplantation (BMT). This breakthrough has …

A pediatric bone marrow transplant (BMT) unit was opened at the Institute of Child Health (ICH) and Children’s Hospital on Friday. The unit will have five bone marrow transplant rooms …

Big innovations often emerge from the intersection of multiple technologies and disciplines. One notable example may be in your hand or pocket right now. It is a combination of communication …