ScienceDaily (June 10, 2009) — Seeking ways to improve blood recovery after chemotherapy or bone marrow transplant, researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston 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, published online June 10 by the journal Nature, suggests that blocking this fatty infiltration could help enhance patients’ recovery after transplant.
