A patient on Long Island is the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia, doctors say. They credit state-of-the-art genetic treatment. For 21 years, Sebastien Beauzile suffered chronic pain ...

Sickle Cell Disease is a genetic blood disorder that affects hemoglobin, causing red blood cells to become rigid and sickle-shaped. These abnormal cells can block blood flow and lead to various ...

Share This Post Facebook Pinterest Twitter LinkedinAccording to Mayo Clinic, sickle cell disease affects the shape of red ...

An estimate of the concentration of hemoglobin in grams per 100 ml of packed red blood cells, normal adult value is between 32 and 36% This parameter is calculated from the ratio of hemoglobin to ...

Sebastien Beauzile became the first person in NY to be made symptom-free after undergoing a new type of gene therapy.

Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine and eight other institutions in the United States, Africa and Europe say they have ...

Those with sickle cell disease produce unusually shaped red blood cells. It can be life-threatening and cause recurring intense pain, when blood vessels become blocked by the misshapen cells.

For the first time, two U.S. teenagers with sickle cell disease will be able to go swimming on their spring break, thanks to SCD treatments.

Sickle cell is the most common genetic blood ... descent causes intense pain as it produces unusually shaped red blood cells that can block blood vessels which can be life-threatening.

According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, "sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited blood disorders. Red blood cells contain hemoglobin, a protein that carries oxygen.

A sickle cell gene therapy treatment has allowed a Long Island man to turn a chapter in his life, with doctors declaring him ...

Sickle cell is a blood disorder where the body creates mutated red blood cell proteins. It often leads to pain, anemia and other issues. The National Institute of Health says it touches more than ...