A test kit to screen sickle cell anaemia – a hereditary blood disorder – developed by the Council of Scientific and ...

Sickle cell disease can lead to a severe complication known as acute chest syndrome (ACS), but the underlying mechanisms are ...

There is significant overlap in the locations where sickle cell mutations and malaria are found. The areas in the world that have high malaria rates are the same as those with high rates of sickle ...

Columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye, a doctor, sorts through the difference between sickle cell anemia and sickle cell disease — and ...

You might have wondered why some people with sickle cell disease seem to live relatively normal lives while others spend half their time in the hospital writhing in agony from pain crises. It’s ...

UCSF's clinical trial uses CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to directly correct the genetic mutation causing sickle cell disease. By modifying patients' own blood stem cells without viral vectors, the therapy ...

Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood disorder caused by a single mutation in both copies of a gene coding for beta-globin. Beta-globin forms half of the oxygen-carrying molecule hemoglobin.

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Families of those who have sickle cell disease in the Philadelphia area are pushing for more research and a cure.

The condition mostly affects those from African and Caribbean backgrounds but Victoria Ekanoye says it can affect anyone. | ITV News Granada ...

Sickle cell disease can lead to a severe complication known as acute chest syndrome (ACS), but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. A new study by Mass General Brigham investigators ...