While any blood donor is welcome and prized, more Black donors are particularly needed, especially for recipients with sickle ...

A marker linked to inflammation, C-reactive protein, may increase significantly during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle in female patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), according to ...

A marker linked to inflammation, C-reactive protein, may increase significantly during the follicular phase of the menstrual ...

The potential target, the FLT1 gene, contributes to the production of a protein, fetal hemoglobin, whose presence is already known to improve the lifespan of people with sickle cell disease.

The layoffs of federal health workers this month included elimination of the Center for Disease Control's Division of Blood ...

Feb. 25, 2025 — 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 ... Brains of People With ...

Sickle Cell Disease is a genetic blood disorder that affects hemoglobin, causing red blood ... Any fever over 101°F (38.3°C) requires immediate medical attention, as infections can progress ...

A Long Island hospital said it administered life-changing Lyfgenia gene therapy treatment and successfully wiped away sickle cell disease from ... normal adult hemoglobin in his parent cells.

The blood drive will be held Friday, April 4 from 1 to 6 p.m. in the gymnasium at Brockton High School, located at 470 Forest ...

"Growing up with sickle ... cell disease after undergoing Lyfgenia, a new type of gene therapy that uses stem cell technology to transform his own bone marrow so it can produce normal hemoglobin ...

Since then, he has not had any symptoms of sickle cell anemia, which led doctors to determine he is cured of the disease ... disorder that prevents hemoglobin in red blood cells from carrying ...