A student at Kennesaw State is helping develop a low-cost, light-based device to screen for stroke in children with sickle ...

In 2014 researchers used a lentivirus to carry an antisickling beta-globin gene into the cells of a 13-year-old boy living with sickle cell disease. The clinical trial was halted in 2021 when two ...

Daniel Cressy has dreams of becoming a pilot one day, but was told the only way he could get a license to fly is if his disease is cured.

In a 2024 study of 123 people with sickle cell disease, sepsis and acute chest syndrome (ACS) were the most frequent complications associated with death. ACS results from sickle cells blocking the ...

More information:Blood Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2024015564 Provided by American Society of Hematology This story was originally published on Medical Xpress.

Sickle cell disease causes people to have blood cells that look like sickles or are crescent shaped. Blood Connection representatives said the life-threatening disease affects 98 percent of ...

They might also experience sickle cell anemia, as sickle cells only last about 10 to 20 days, while nonsickle red blood cells last 90 to 120 days. The low number of red blood cells can cause ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sickle cell disease (SCD) affects about 100,000 people in the United States. More than 90% are non-Hispanic Black or African American.

Children with sickle cell anemia may need two daily doses of penicillin to reduce their risk of a severe infection traveling through the blood. Newborns take penicillin as a liquid, and older ...

by BARBARA MORSE, NBC 10 NEWS Thu, June 20th 2024 at 4:10 PM ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood disorder. It primarily affects African-Americans. The need for blood is critical, but the donation bank isn't always plentiful. More than ...