A Bahrain study shows CT scans to check for blood clots in lung blood vessels increased significantly in people with sickle ...

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 ...

distorting red blood cell (RBC) shape (‘sickling’), whose extent depends upon the RBC concentration of HbS relative to HbA/HbF. This is lower in heterozygotes (HbAS with SCT) than homozygotes (HbSS ...

New research shows that inflammation levels in women with sickle cell disease are higher during the follicular phase of the ...

Sickle cell disease is an autosomal recessive blood disorder that can lead to anaemia. It is caused by a mutation in the haemoglobin gene, which leads to deformation of red blood cells.

More perceived social support from classmates was tied to less disease severity in children with sickle cell anemia in ...

Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood disorder that mostly impacts Black and Hispanic Americans. It makes a patient's blood cells change from the typical doughnut shape into the shape of a banana ...

Blood donors across south London may have potentially saved more than 11,000 lives in three months. Patients with sickle cell disease can access the James Cook Hospital unit 24-hours a day.

Sickle cell disease is the most common inherited red blood cell disorder in the U.S., researchers said in background notes. The disease causes red blood cells to become misshapen and sticky.

healthy blood cells.” CRISPR and virus-based gene therapy were both approved by the FDA in December 2023. Now, they offer an option for those battling Sickle Cell Disease, beyond the daily ...