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Black History Month: Sickle cell disease research underway at Yale
According to the Pew Research Center, overall, 18% of Black adults report poor health, and Black Americans have higher rates ...
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Wash U student study explores sickle cell impact on thinking
In addition to the prolonged pain and suffering endured by sickle cell patients, a Washington University School of Medicine study has concluded that there could be a significant impact on cognitive ...
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Groundbreaking sickle cell disease treatment approved for English NHS
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 ...
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'Groundbreaking' sickle cell treatment to be offered to NHS patients for first time
A "groundbreaking" £1.65 million treatment has been approved for use on the NHS, offering patients with severe sickle cell disease some hope of a cure. It is believed around 1,700 people could be ...
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Groundbreaking one-off gene therapy approved for severe sickle cell disease
Our independent appraisal committee has approved the use of gene editing therapy exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel) for use in the NHS in England, providing a potential cure for some people with ...
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Sickle cell patients share delight over approval of new treatment
A cutting-edge gene therapy has been approved for NHS use for some patients with severe sickle cell disease. Casgevy, also known as exa-cel, was the first treatment to be licensed using gene ...
The Daily Telegraph14d
Sickle cell disease ‘cure’ to be offered to NHS patients
A sickle cell disease “cure” is to be offered to NHS patients for the first time. The £1.65 million gene therapy called exa-cel, also known under the brand name Casgevy, uses a Nobel Prize ...
Channel 4 News15d
Sickle cell disease: new treatment raises hopes of cure for sufferers
Would the transplant work? What would it look like to have a successful stem cell transplant? Would it be a cure for my sickle cell disease? It was a decision I could think about making because my ...
Reuters15d
UK health system to offer cutting-edge gene therapy for sickle cell disease
LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Britain's National Health Service (NHS) will provide a cutting-edge gene therapy that aims to cure sickle cell disease, the National Institute for Health and Care ...
Science Daily16d
No scientific link found between sickle cell trait and sudden death
Sickle Cell Trait Does Not Cause "Sickle Cell Crisis" Leading to Exertion-Related Death: A Systematic Review. Blood Journal , 2025; DOI: 10.1182/blood.2024026899 Cite This Page : ...
Neurology Advisor16d
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 ...