the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. This blockage reduces oxygen supply (ischaemia) and can result in retinal damage or the death of retinal tissue. Proliferative Sickle Cell ...

Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic blood disorder characterised by the production of an abnormal haemoglobin, known as ...

New gene therapies could transform sickle cell treatment forever. A future without pain crises or hospitalizations may finally be within reach.

The researchers found that people who were economically deprived, even in the absence of sickle cell disease, had more ...

In 2019, the first CRISPR clinical trials were conducted to treat sickle cell diseases and in 2020, this treatment was ...

A new gene editing treatment has been approved for use in the NHS, which will help treat sickle cell disease patients ...

After moving from Sierra Leone to London, guest columnist Richard Bayliss received a proper diagnosis and care plan for his sickle cell.

As is the case for institutions treating the disease, a majority of the sickle cell patients at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital are African American. The hospital recognized the need ...

African Americans are also at risk for a certain type of anemia called sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disease that causes sickle-shaped blood cells that can’t carry oxygen ...

Adults with sickle cell anemia (SCA) and healthy controls with greater economic deprivation have older brain age.

Results showed that sickle cell patients suffer from premature brain aging, and that the aging affects their performance on ...