NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — One of Vanderbilt's latest studies has found a cure for sickle cell disease. Sickle cell is a blood disorder where the body creates mutated red blood cell proteins.

But not if you suffer from sickle cell disease, which affects nearly 8 million people worldwide, most in sub-Saharan Africa. In the UK, approximately 17,500 people have sickle cell disease and 300 ...

In recent years, the battle against sickle cell disease in Africa has seen tremendous progress, thanks to modern medical advances and the implementation of comprehensive screening programs.

The 2018 Sickle Cell Stakeholder Forum that brought more than 60 patients, caregivers, researchers and others together charted a path forward. As a Minneapolis City Council member and former ...

Henry visited doctors, specialists, multiple hospitals and emergency rooms before he was diagnosed with sickle cell disease. Henry, now 45, has lived with sickle cell his entire life. The Baton ...

Although they are not the only community who suffers with sickle cell disease (SCD), African Americans are affected at a disproportionately higher rate than their White, Asian or Latino counterparts.

The Department of Posts launched a special postage stamp to support the Sickle Cell Eradication-2047 initiative, aiming to improve the health of tribal communities. (1 Trusted Source ...

September is National Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month. Sickle cell anemia is a disease that is inherited genetically through a trait passed to a child by both parents, affecting the blood cells.

Even the name sounds horrible − sickle cell disease − conjuring up images of menacing hooks, only these hooks are slicing through the bloodstream of an estimated 100,000 Americans, mostly ...

Doctors call it an incredibly important but neglected disease. Memphis has some of the highest rates of sickle cell among babies in the entire nation. For this Sickle Cell Awareness month ...

What if hemoglobins clumped together? This is what happens in sickle cell disease. Sickle cell arises from a single point mutation in the human genome. That means that one DNA base pair in the HBB ...

Life expectancy for people with sickle cell in the U.S. has increased to about 50 years, but some people with the disease still face stigma and other barriers in health care These sickle cell ...