Sickle cell disease is a devastating, inherited blood disorder that affects an estimated eight million people worldwide and ...

At the Cleveland Clinic, doctors are using a one-time gene-editing therapy that alters a patient’s own blood-forming stem cells to correct the genetic mutation responsible for the disease. Physicians ...

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an inherited disorder of red blood cells. Some parents may learn that their infant has this disorder after prenatal testing. Hospitals also test for SCA after birth as part ...

Hydroxyurea is an oral chemotherapy drug that doctors may prescribe to people with sickle cell disease. It may help prevent complications due to sickle-shaped blood cells clumping together in small ...

Despite a Trump administration push, there are few facilities offering the complex treatment in the rural areas where many ...

A new CRISPR breakthrough shows scientists can turn genes back on without cutting DNA, by removing chemical tags that act ...

TIME ON THE CLOCK 633 RIGHT NOW, MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE IN THE U.S. HAVE SICKLE CELL DISEASE, AND NEARLY 90% ARE BLACK. YOU CAN MAKE A LIFESAVING DIFFERENCE, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE LIVING WITH SICKLE ...

(WJAR) — Juneteenth is a day we commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. It's also a day to call attention to a disease that disproportionately impacts African Americans. It is World ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) -September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, and this month the American Red Cross is recognizing the critical need for blood donation. The American Red Cross tells us that ...

September is recognized as Sickle Cell Awareness Month. LifeSouth Community Blood Centers is requesting donors and scheduled blood drives to support local patients living with sickle cell disease, a ...

Stripe patterns are commonly seen in nature—for instance, birds and fish move in coordinated flocks and schools, fingerprints ...

Sickle cell anemia is the most severe form of sickle cell disease (SCD). Treatments for sickle cell anemia include medications, blood transfusions, and bone marrow transplants. SCD is a group of ...