Harvard Medical School14h
Creating the World’s First CRISPR Medicine, for Sickle Cell Disease
In December 2023, through the development efforts of CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, their decades-long ...
Just Like You: Young girl, mother write children’s book to help others understand Sickle Cell Anemia
Simmie White is taking control of her own story. The six-year-old girl and her mother want others to understand more about ...
Hindustan Times15d
Shortness of breath after light activity? It can be sickle cell anemia; doctor explains symptoms
One of the reasons of anemia can be Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA)—a genetic blood disorder where the body produces red blood cells that are abnormally shaped.” Also read | Sickle cell disease ...
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Older Brain Age Observed in Adults With Sickle Cell Anemia
Higher economic deprivation also associated with brain age gap in controls without sickle cell anemia. (HealthDay News) — Adults with sickle cell anemia (SCA) and healthy controls with greater ...
Daily Monitor25d
Preventing sickle cell disease through modern science
Sickle cell anaemia, a hereditary condition that primarily affects African and Mediterranean populations, continues to pose significant health challenges. In Uganda, where the disease is prevalent ...
Daily Monitor29d
Budaka registers drop in Sickle cell disease cases
Those who show signs of sickle cells are put on treatment. We have nurses to manage all the cases. The demand for blood, in particular, is a huge challenge. We often have to re- fer patients to ...
ITV29d
Brixton honours sickle cell pioneer at new NHS blood donor centre
South London is honouring a pioneer in sickle cell work at a new blood donation centre. The centre in Brixton and has been designed in collaboration with residents, community leaders and local ...