A researcher at Duke University, speaks out after her NIH grant for sickle cell research was terminated. The $750,000 funding ...

To mark four years of sharing his experiences through writing, columnist Dunstan Nicol-Wilson reflects on the journey with gratitude.

Gene therapy for sickle cell disease may help improve a major contributing factor to stroke risk in patients, reports a new ...

In the Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease (CSSCD), an analysis of painful crises in 3,578 patients ranging in age from newborns to age 66 [5, 6, 7] conducted from 1982-1995 , the average ...

In addition to those who have had obvious acute neurological events, by adolescence up to 25% of children with homozygous sickle cell anemia have covert or 'silent' infarction on MRI ...

Sickle cell disease is a lifelong condition that begins at birth, caused by a genetic mutation that transforms soft, round red blood cells into rigid, sickle-shaped ones. These misshapen cells can ...

Due to the ongoing symptoms of the disease, Sanders explained how those with sickle cell are more than just patients. “We're warriors. That's right, because we fight every day.

The Government of India launched the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission (NSCAEM) in July 2023, targeting 7 crore screenings by 2027 and aiming for disease elimination by 2047, in ...

The theme for World Sickle Cell Day 2025 is “Global Action, Local Impact: Empowering Communities for Effective Self-Advocacy". The theme underlines the need to amplify the voices of those affected by ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Sickle cell disease, a rare genetic blood disorder, affects over 1,700 people in Indiana, including Kyle Law and his mother, who both live with the condition. Kyle Law, a ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Thursday morning, ImpactLife in Davenport honored those who have passed away as a result of sickle cell disease — and those still fighting. Sickle cell disease causes ...