Hydroxyurea remains effective over the long term among children with sickle cell disease, real-world data suggested. The ...

Hydroxyurea remains effective long-term in reducing emergency department visits and hospital days for children living with ...

Researchers have developed a new model to track inflammation-driven blood clots that can cause complications in sickle cell ...

In a new study, researchers found that the inflammation behind painful episodes in sickle cell disease are correlated with ...

Bluebird Bio and Xcellbio have entered into an agreement to support the commercialization of sickle cell gene therapy ...

The potential target, the FLT1 gene, contributes to the production of a protein, fetal hemoglobin, whose presence is already known to improve the lifespan of people with sickle cell disease.

This month, 21-year-old Sebastien Beauzile became the first man in New York history to be cured of sickle cell anemia, a genetic blood disorder, thanks to a new form of gene therapy. “ ...

Sickle Cell Disease is a genetic blood disorder that affects hemoglobin, causing red blood ... leading to severe anemia. Fungal infections may occur in individuals with SCD who require frequent ...

Learn more. 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.

In New York, a 21-year-old man has been cured of sickle cell anemia. In a groundbreaking treatment, doctors used his own bone marrow in IV transfusions to create normal red blood cells - making him ...