A recent Vanderbilt study has found a cure for sickle cell disease, a blood disorder where the body creates mutated red blood ...

Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood disorder characterised by the production of abnormal haemoglobin, which causes red blood cells to become rigid and sickle-shaped. These cells tend to clump ...

He’s got new blood. A Long Island hospital said it administered life-changing Lyfgenia gene therapy treatment and successfully wiped away sickle cell disease from a Laurelton man. Cohen Children ...

A bone marrow transplant process is safe and curative for adults with sickle cell disease, according to results of a trial completed at about 20 cancer centers. A bone marrow transplant process co ...

Look for the Sickle, a backwards-question-mark-shaped asterism that marks the Lion’s head. From there, glance to the lower left for magnitude 2.6 Zosma (Delta [δ] Leo). Once at Zosma, ...

Four months ... [+] later, his doctors consider him cured from sickle cell anemia. A 21 year old man in New York has been cured of sickle cell anemia following treatment with a pioneering gene ...

Endocrinology is the branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the endocrine system. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a heterogeneous disease regarding its ...

Trial at @hopkinskimmel and other centrs finds reduced-intensity haploidentical bone marrow transplant can cure sickle cell disease. › A bone marrow transplant process co-developed by investigators at ...

People with sickle cell disease are immunocompromised, which means they have an increased risk of infection. For this reason, immunizations are an important part of complete sickle cell care. This ...

Over the last few months, there have been multiple reports on new treatments for sickle cell disease. In this feature, we highlight the biggest updates in this field and think about what the future ...