Right now, approximately 20 billion red blood cells are busy traveling through your blood vessels. They are delivering oxygen ...

Researchers at the New York Blood Center have made a breakthrough in understanding the body’s autoimmune response to sickle ...

For those living with sickle cell disease, daily life is a series of obstacles that demand unwavering strength. The condition is relentless, marked by excruciating pain crises, organ damage ...

Understanding Sickle Cell Anemia and the Need for Early DiagnosisSickle cell anemia is a genetic blood disorder caused by a ...

Brains of people with sickle cell disease appear older Study also finds socioeconomic status linked to brain health in adults Date: January 17, 2025 Source: WashU Medicine Summary: A new study has ...

This article is part of a Health Affairs Forefront series on “The Future of Sickle Cell Disease Research and Care” with support from The American Society of Hematology. The articles in the ...

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital partners with Eye See Me African Bookstore to provide books promoting ...

On Tuesday, the Buffalo community came together to spread awareness about sickle cell disease during Black History Month.

"This research provides crucial insights into how the immune system functions in sickle cell disease," said Dr. Karina Yazdanbakhsh, Vice President and Director of Research at New York Blood Center ...

The CDC reports about 100,000 people in the United States are affected by Sickle cell disease, and more than 90% are non-Black or African American. One local organization is aiming to shed light on ...

A sickle cell disease “cure” is to be offered to NHS patients for the first time. The £1.65 million gene therapy called exa-cel, also known under the brand name Casgevy, uses a Nobel Prize ...

But for a brief moment on a recent December morning, Wedam, 19, who has sickle cell disease, allowed himself to believe what his doctors had been telling him for months: This visit could be the ...