Trimming The Fat Boosts Blood Recovery After Marrow Transplant
Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 20:21
in Health & Medicine
Seeking ways to improve blood recovery after chemotherapy or bone marrow transplant, researchers have discovered that fat cells, which accumulate in bone marrow as people age, inhibit the marrow's ability to produce new blood cells. Their study suggests that blocking this fatty infiltration could help enhance patients' recovery after transplant.