Doctors noticed that patients who had sickle cell anemia, a serious hereditary blood disease, were more likely to survive malaria, a disease which kills some 1.2 million people every year.

Jan. 17, 2025 — A new study has found older-looking brains in adults with sickle cell disease, helping to explain the cognitive challenges experienced by such individuals. A brain image from a ...

Hydration is an important part of preventing and treating sickle cell crises, writes columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye, who shares ...

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

In addition to the prolonged pain and suffering endured by sickle cell patients, a Washington University School of Medicine ...

Considering taking supplements to treat sickle cell disease? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of sickle cell disease. Follow the links to read common ...

Can we predict that natural selection will weed out genetic disease over time? Sickle-cell trait haplotype distribution shows the genetic advantages of this mutation. In the deoxygenated ...

How do mutations happen, and how do they influence the future of a species? Molecules of sickle-cell hemoglobin stick to one another, forming rigid rods. These rods cause a person's red blood ...

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 ...