Doctors noticed that patients who had sickle cell anemia, a serious hereditary blood disease, were more likely to survive malaria, a disease which kills some 1.2 million people every year.

Avascular necrosis in sickle cell disease can occur due to the impairment of blood supply to the bones, writes columnist.

On this map, the distribution of sickle-cell anemia haplotypes among nations with high prevalence of the disease are shown. Five distinct beta-globin haplotypes (indicated by colors) are found in ...

A 21-year-old Long Island patient has been cured of sickle cell anemia thanks to a gene therapy treatment. Medical history has recently been made in a New York City hospital. This month, 21-year-old ...

The UAB Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center brings together scholars and researchers working in the forefront of basic, translational and clinical research, with the overarching goals to discover new ...

Sickle cell is a blood disorder where the body creates mutated red blood cell proteins. It often leads to pain, anemia and other issues. The National Institute of Health says it touches more than ...

This month, 21-year-old Sebastien Beauzile became the first man in New York history to be cured of sickle cell anemia, a genetic blood disorder, thanks to a new form of gene therapy. “ ...