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

An SCD patient in Bahrain received the gene-editing therapy Casgevy, marking the first time the treatment has been given outside the U.S.

The immune systems of cancer patients are highly disrupted, with those who have a higher number of immune cells in their ...

Bad memory? Poor sleep habits? These inherited traits may come from your parents. But who's to blame? Here's what the science ...

The presence of abnormal hemoglobin (HbS, HbC, or HbE) may indicate sickle cell disease or anemia. 5 In addition to hemoglobin electrophoresis ... and within 2 to 4 weeks if the results are abnormal.

Overall, our study underscores the dynamic and cyclical nature of chromosome stiffness, modulated by both the cell cycle and age-related factors. Chromosome compaction is not a random process, but a ...

Though GNN has reported that several sickle cell disease patients have already been successfully treated with CRISPR gene editing technology, a new method of addressing this debilitating condition ...

The role of genetics Sickle cell disease occurs when a person inherits two copies of the sickle cell gene, one from each parent. If both parents are carriers, there is a 25 percent chance of ...

Also, as they age, some men can lose their Y chromosomes in blood due to errors in cell division. This loss is associated with conditions like Alzheimer's disease or cancer, so the lab is now ...

Novo Nordisk is opening a new front in its fight against sickle cell disease, inking a deal with IMMvention Therapeutix to co-develop oral treatments for the red blood cell disorder and other ...