Gabriella Ngang, of Farmington Hills, is one of three in Michigan to take part in a clinical trial of a new sickle cell ...

Sickle cell disease can lead to a severe complication known as acute chest syndrome (ACS), but the underlying mechanisms are ...

Sickle cell anemia is part of a group of inherited blood disorders called sickle cell disease (SCD). It changes the shape of your red blood cells and causes them to move stiffly through the ...

Cord blood is the blood in your baby's umbilical cord and your placenta. It houses potentially lifesaving cells called stem ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA)— Thousands of people are battling sickle cell disease in South Carolina, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health. A blood donation center in ...

Her son, McKinley has sickle cell disease. "Their blood cells are not round, like you and I, but they are shaped like a sickle, kind of like a croissant," she said.

If you have sickle cell disease (SCD), your red blood cells aren’t round and bendable or pliable like they should be. Instead, they’re stiff and sticky. They’re also shaped like a crescent ...

Sickle Cell Disease is a chronic, inherited blood disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. It is best known for causing anaemia, pain episodes, and organ complications, but a lesser ...

Gene therapy improves blood flow in the brain in patients with sickle cell disease (IMAGE) St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ...

Sickle cell disease is caused by a gene mutation that makes blood cells misshapen, so that they resemble sickles or crescents.

New disease-modifying treatments (DMTs), namely, crizanlizumab, L-glutamine, and voxelotor, have recently been approved.

Federal officials Friday approved two gene therapy treatments for sickle cell disease, welcome news for tens of thousands with the inherited blood disorder that causes terrible pain crises and ...