Gene editing has delivered remarkable results against sickle cell disease. Now researchers are working to make these ...

Local doctors are celebrating a patient and his medical milestone: A man became the first person in Louisiana to be ...

Daniel Cressy has suffered from symptoms of the painful genetic condition since birth ...

The first person to ever be cured of sickle cell anemia in Louisiana received revolutionary gene therapy. The treatment is ...

July 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved expanded use of Vertex Pharmaceuticals' gene therapy in ...

Five seemingly unconnected Black and ethnic minority Londoners discover they have superpowers in the hit Netflix series "Supacell". The link between them? They all suffer from sickle cell anaemia, a ...

Sickle cell anemia is the most severe form of sickle cell disease (SCD). Treatments for sickle cell anemia include medications, blood transfusions, and bone marrow transplants. SCD is a group of ...

Hydroxyurea is an oral chemotherapy drug that doctors may prescribe to people with sickle cell disease. It may help prevent complications due to sickle-shaped blood cells clumping together in small ...

Daniel Cressy, 23, has become the first person in the Gulf South to become functionally cured of sickle cell disease using ...

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) causes red blood cells to become stiff and C-shaped, and they can stick together. This reduces oxygen delivery and disrupts blood flow. Common symptoms include fatigue, ...

“Think of the blood vessels like a city highway,” says Elizabeth Margolskee, MD, MPH, a clinical pathologist and an associate professor of clinical pathology and laboratory medicine at the Perelman ...

Research suggests sickle cell anemia may offer some protection against HIV and may also slow HIV progression. However, experts still need further research to understand why this occurs. Share on ...