Sickle cell disease (SCD) warriors have launched a campaign to end stigma and raise awareness about the condition, which they term a major health challenge in Western Kenya. The warriors ...

SO SICKLE CELL WAS SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO US. THIS DRIVE AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE IS AN EFFORT TO HELP PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM THE MOST COMMON GENETIC BLOOD DISORDER IN THE U.S., SICKLE CELL ...

HANOVER, N.H. (WCAX) - A blood drive at Dartmouth College on Monday was aimed at helping those with sickle cell disease. Sickle cell is a genetic blood disorder that mostly affects African Americans.

Iron overload is a growing concern in India, especially among patients with Thalassemia and Sickle cell Anaemia who depend on frequent blood transfusions. Left untreated, excess iron can severely ...

Vertex Pharma's £1.65 million ($2.05 million) gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD), Casgevy, has been given the green light for use by the NHS in England under a managed access ...

"Sickle cell largely affects patients from African and African-Caribbean backgrounds, who are less likely to have a matching stem cell donor, and this community has been waiting years for a new ...

A study explains how age reshapes the blood system. In both humans and mice, a few stem cells out-compete their neighbors and gradually take over blood production. The loss of diversity results in a ...

May 16, 2025 — Researchers have developed a method to confidently produce blood cell precursors from stem cells in mice, by activating a set of seven key genes in the laboratory. The team takes ...

IN Tanzania, sickle cell disease (SCD) casts a long shadow over families and the healthcare system, a beacon of hope is emerging: a proactive movement focused on prevention. Data from the Muhimbili ...

The Trump administration eliminated a division of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that focused on blood disorders such as sickle cell. That was recently reported by Outlier ...

The study, “Perceived Effects of Cannabis Use Amongst Adolescents and Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease,” seeks to uncover why many young patients are turning to cannabis and how it’s affecting ...