Martin Mwita, 20, is the first patient in St. Louis and among the first across the country to receive a new gene therapy for ...

Hydroxyurea remains effective long-term in reducing emergency department visits and hospital days for children living with sickle cell disease (SCD), according to new research published in Blood ...

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 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was recently at the American Red Cross to donate blood and was given interesting material on the need for Black blood donors for sickle cell anemia patients. The booklet ...

Human brain cells engineered to evade detection by the immune system have successfully restored muscle control in a rat model of Parkinson’s disease 1. The study is a step towards the ...

Researchers have developed a modelling system of tiny blood vessels to track inflammation-driven blood clot formation that can cause complications in sickle cell disease (SCD) and other conditions.

The CDC’s Division of Blood Disorders ran the Sickle Cell Data Collection program, which assessed the long-term trends of treatment and access to health care for people living with sickle cell ...

was left drenched in fake blood and badly torn up. “Guy Ritchie is known for his film Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels but this was lock, stock and two smoking cue-balls. “Luckily ...

SCA is a genetic disorder due to a mutation which alters the structure of the red blood cells making them sickle shaped leading to chronic anaemia and other issues. If both parents have a ...

Sickle Cell Disease is a genetic blood disorder that affects the entire life of an affected patient. It not only causes anaemia but also pain crises and reduced growth, and it affects many organs like ...

But, in recent years, a newer therapy in the form of immunotherapy has emerged, transforming the way we treat certain types of blood cancers. Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is a ...

Boxer Outreach Club Advisor and Brockton High School English teacher Yvette Joyce said the main focus of the blood drive is spreading awareness for sickle cell disease, but the drive will also ...