Sickle cell trait evolved as protection against malaria, especially in tropical regions. Its discovery advanced understanding of genetic inheritance, but racial bias long hindered care for affected ...

So far in 2025, the Trump administration has cut more than $1 billion in NIH grants. That includes a study on sickle cell ...

Complications with sickle cell trait: Most people with SCT do not have any symptoms of SCD. However, some people with SCT experience complications of SCD, such as pain crises.

Sickle cell disease is a genetic disease that can’t be prevented, however being aware of one’s status as a sickle cell trait carrier is a great way of knowing how the disease could affect ...

Sickle cell disease affects nearly 8 million people worldwide, most in sub-Saharan Africa. Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong suffering – here’s what you need to ...

Sickle-cell is caused by inheriting two bad copies of one of the genes that make hemoglobin. Symptoms include bouts of intense pain, and life expectancy with the disease is just 53 years.

CNN staffer Sharon Browne-Peter was diagnosed with sickle cell disease before she was born and needs regular blood transfusions to stay healthy. Ethnically-matched blood offers the best treatment ...

Expert joins CBS New York to discuss new sickle cell treatment 02:46. Britain's medicines regulator has authorized the world's first gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease, in a move that ...