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 ...

The Medical University of South Carolina Health has established the Rena N. Grant Sickle Cell Center to help treat those ...

MUSC recieved updatesThe MUSC Board of Trustees received a key program update at the February board meeting on a ...

This makes it difficult for those with Sickle Cell Anemia, who are of African descent. “Many of those patients require up to 100 transfusions of blood every single year. It’s a very painful ...

Simmie White is taking control of her own story. The six-year-old girl and her mother want others to understand more about ...

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

The quality of life of patients with sickle cell anemia is severely compromised similar to or even worse than patients with other chronic diseases such as arthritis. Patients who responded to ...

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

Cell biology is the discipline of biological sciences that studies the structure, physiology, growth, reproduction and death of cells. Research in cell biology uses microscopic and molecular tools ...

Jan. 28, 2025 — A team of stem cell scientists have successfully used embryonic stem cell engineering to create a bi-paternal mouse -- a mouse with two male parents -- that lived until adulthood.

Cell adhesion is the process by which cells form contacts with each other or with their substratum through specialized protein complexes. Intercellular adhesion can be mediated by adherens ...

Bipartisan support is growing for federal legislation addressing cell phones in schools, as U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, introduces his Focus on Learning Act in Congress. The House bill would ...