Columnist Mary Shaniqua shares some practical examples of how to support, comfort, and encourage a loved one with sickle cell.

A SYSTEMATIC review by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) has found no evidence to support sickle cell trait (SCT) as a cause of acute pain crises or sudden exertion-related death. This finding ...

In December 2023, through the development efforts of CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, their decades-long ...

Kyle Registre's childhood dream of becoming a pilot can finally come true now that he says he's been cured of sickle cell ...

However, research in India has detected that prevalence of sickle cell among individuals is particularly high in regions where malaria is endemic. Since SCD has a protective mechanism to malaria, ...

One of the reasons of anemia can be Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA)—a genetic blood disorder where the body produces red blood cells that are abnormally shaped.” Also read | Sickle cell disease ...

Higher economic deprivation also associated with brain age gap in controls without sickle cell anemia. (HealthDay News) — Adults with sickle cell anemia (SCA) and healthy controls with greater ...

RTCB is required for the splicing of both tRNA and XBP1 mRNA, whereas the DDX1 enzymatic activity is specifically required for tRNA splicing in vivo. Snaebjornsson et al. explore a selective ...

Central Square’s Board of Education has released the digital device policy after Governor Kathy Hochul laid out her proposal, detailing statewide cell phone usage in schools. The Haven at the ...

CENTRAL SQUARE, N.Y. (WSYR) — Central Square’s Board of Education has released the digital device policy after Governor Kathy Hochul laid out her proposal, detailing statewide cell phone usage in ...

The National Health Service (NHS) has approved a groundbreaking £1.65 million treatment for sickle cell disease in England, offering patients a promising 96.6% cure rate. The new therapy, hailed as a ...

The tests do not differentiate between those with SCD and those with sickle cell trait (SCT). 3 In hemoglobin electrophoresis, an electric current is used to identify and measure the different types ...