Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Key Takeaways Myelosuppression is when bone marrow can't make enough blood cells.

Fanconi anemia is rare genetic disorder that can be caused by changes in the sequence of one of at least 22 different genes. The disease can lead to a variety of symptoms including bone marrow failure ...

Each time our cells divide, the protective caps that keep our chromosomes from fraying, called telomeres, lose a bit of their DNA. Telomeres shorten steadily as we age, but in certain medical ...

Fanconi anemia is a rare inherited condition that can cause bone marrow failure, physical abnormalities, and an increased risk of some cancers. Symptoms include tiredness, infections, easy bruising, ...

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 ...

Blood stem cells have been grown in a laboratory for the first time in a breakthrough that could end the need for bone marrow donors. Currently, people suffering with conditions such as leukaemia, ...

VEXAS syndrome is a rare adult-onset inflammatory disease linked to bone-marrow mutations. Doctors explain why it is often ...

“Prior to this study, developing human blood stem cells in the lab that were capable of being transplanted into an animal model of bone marrow failure to make healthy blood cells had not been ...