MUSC health has established the Rena N. Grant Sickle Cell Center to help treat those suffering from sickle cell disease. This ...

A new review and policy statement underscore the inaccuracy of sickle cell trait as a cause of death on autopsies.

This makes it difficult for those with Sickle Cell Anemia, who are of African descent. “Many of those patients require up to 100 transfusions of blood every single year. It’s a very painful ...

This achievement follows Bahrain’s landmark decision on 2 December 2023 to become the second country globally and the first ...

Researchers at the New York Blood Center have made a breakthrough in understanding the body’s autoimmune response to sickle ...

News 8 is once again honoring Black history by looking at health care and the racial disparities many report facing.

Pfizer is voluntarily withdrawing its sickle cell disease (SCD) therapy Oxbryta from all world markets after finding an "imbalance" in deaths in its clinical trials programme. It's a blow to the ...

Cancer cells have special adaptation mechanisms that allow them to proliferate despite changes in their genetic makeup.

When my husband and I decided to give our 11-year-old daughter her first cell phone, it wasn't a decision we took lightly. Like many parents, we wrestled with the pros and cons. Would it keep her ...

In total, over 2,000 independent ... Safety of a Potential New Treatment to Manage Complications from Sickle Cell Disease Apr. 11, 2024 — A drug approved to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension ...

Junk' RNA Segments Play Role in Protein Production, Cell Stress Response Feb. 11, 2025 — Scientists have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA thought to be junk instead have a functional ...

A chromosome is comprised of a single DNA molecule that may be either circular or linear. The full complement of a cell s chromosomes is called the genome. The CHAMP1 complex, consisting of ...