Unraveling structure and function relationships in synthetic cell receptors
Northwestern University researchers have identified structural features in engineered cell receptors that correlate with ...
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Creating the World’s First CRISPR Medicine, for Sickle Cell Disease
In December 2023, through the development efforts of CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, their decades-long ...
Just Like You: Young girl, mother write children’s book to help others understand Sickle Cell Anemia
Simmie White is taking control of her own story. The six-year-old girl and her mother want others to understand more about Sickle Cell Anemia.
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NanoCas helps to unlock Mini-CRISPR, first march toward miniature gene editing
By Balambal Suryanarayanan CRISPR-Cas9 is a repurposed gene editing tool that allows scientists to cut, replace, and insert pieces of DNA in precise regions along the strand. Courtesy of NIH Image ...
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The importance of adequate hydration in sickle cell management
Hydration is an important part of preventing and treating sickle cell crises, writes columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye, who shares ...
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Shortness of breath after light activity? It can be sickle cell anemia; doctor explains symptoms
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 ...
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Older Brain Age Observed in Adults With Sickle Cell Anemia
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 ...
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Sickle cell disease and increased adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes in different genotypes
Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) comprises a heterogeneous group of inherited ... RBC transfusions are commonly used in SCD to treat severe anemia and to decrease the percentage of circulating Hb ...
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NICE Recommends Vertex, CRISPR Therapeutics' Casgevy for Sickle Cell Under Managed Access Deal
NEW YORK – The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on Friday issued a final draft guidance recommending that the National Health Service (NHS) make Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR ...
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Serine Hydrolase-Catalyzed Polyol Lipids are Necessary for Rodlet Layer Formation on the Cell Wall of Entomopathogenic Fungi
State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory on Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, ...
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New Base Editing Gene Therapy Cures its First Patient: A Sickle-Cell Sufferer Now in the ‘Gym Every Day’
Though GNN has reported that several sickle cell disease patients have already been successfully treated with CRISPR gene editing technology, a new method of addressing this debilitating condition ...
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Preventing sickle cell disease through modern science
Sickle cell anaemia, a hereditary condition that primarily affects African and Mediterranean populations, continues to pose significant health challenges. In Uganda, where the disease is prevalent ...