Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic blood disorder characterised by the production of an abnormal haemoglobin, known as haemoglobin S. Sickle cell disease changes the shape of blood cells into a crescent ...

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

NHS patients with sickle cell disease will be able to benefit from a groundbreaking gene-editing treatment that offers the prospect of a cure for the condition. The one-off gene therapy, known as ...

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

Read about exa-cel being rolled out on the NHS, providing a 'functional cure' for some patients with severe sickle cell ...

Ayden Garnes donated bone marrow and saved a life. The defensive back now finds himself in Tucson as part of Arizona's ...

Healthcare analyst Ellen Andrews, Ph.D, says we are lucky to live in a time when creative scientists are developing life-changing new treatments such as gene therapies offering cures for debilitating ...

The gene therapy Casgevy, which will now be offered to some patients in England, could help people live disease-free, experts ...

Bone marrow transplants offer a potential cure, but finding a suitable donor and the risk of rejection are significant challenges. Gene therapy represents a revolutionary approach to treating genetic ...

The Medical University of South Carolina reports that the survival rate for patients in their Bone and Marrow Transplant ...

First, blood stem cells from a patient's bone marrow (where all ... 12 and over who get recurrent sickle cell crises and who cannot find a donor for a stem cell transplant. John James, chief ...

Currently, the only cure for sickle cell disease is a stem or bone marrow transplant - these are not done very often because of the risks involved. Mehmet Tunc Onur Sanli, 42, from London ...