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

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 ...

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

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited disorder that affects over 100,000 people in the United States, according to the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, of that number, the Centers for ...

Emmaus Life Sciences has entered into an agreement to sell the North American rights to its oral sickle cell disease ...

How is it that you’re alive? It’s a question that we rarely ask ourselves—but it’s one that has a definite answer. We all know our heart pumps life-giving oxygen throughout our bodies. How does that ...

Research commissioned by the NHS Race and Health Observatory found a number of inequalities in care, funding and research provided for people with sickle cell disorder in comparison with those with ...

Cristina Pina receives funding from Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group via the Little Princess Trust and the National Centre for the Replacement, Reduction and Refinement of Animals in Research.

Avascular necrosis is the breakdown and death of bone tissue due to insufficient blood supply. It’s a common complication of sickle cell disease, but early diagnosis and treatment can help slow ...

Sickle Cell Disease is a chronic, inherited blood disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. It is best known for causing anaemia, pain episodes, and organ complications, but a lesser-known ...

On Friday, Sept. 30, the Facilities and Campus Services Diversity and Inclusion Council hosted a blood drive in collaboration with the Red Cross to donate much-needed blood and raise awareness about ...