September Is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. While many people are familiar with sickle cell anemia, sickle cell traits have also plagued our community. Sickle cell trait (SCT) is an inherited blood ...

This article is part of “Innovations In: Sickle Cell Disease,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Nathan Wood is 15 ...

What if hemoglobins clumped together? This is what happens in sickle cell disease. Sickle cell arises from a single point mutation in the human genome. That means that one DNA base pair in the HBB ...

Sickle cell disease can cause various eye-related complications, including retinopathy. If untreated, sickle cell retinopathy can cause permanent vision loss. Treatments include laser therapy and ...

People with sickle cell trait have one copy of the genomic variant that causes sickle cell disease, a genetic condition that causes red blood cells to become rigid and sticky, which blocks blood flow.

It was meant to mark the first day of his new life — the day he became one of the first children ever to be treated with a newly approved gene therapy that will free him from the sickle cell ...

He has sickle cell disease, the group of inherited disorders that affect hemoglobin, which is a protein in the red blood cells that delivers oxygen to tissues in the body. For those with sickle ...

Tracy Katusiime, 22, a teacher from Wakiso District was born with sickle cell disorder. She says she takes at least two different types of medicines every day to manage the condition.

HARLAN, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky lawmaker was critically injured when the lawn mower he was riding plunged into an empty swimming pool at his home, authorities said Monday. State Sen. Johnnie ...

The mower is equipped with a 58V 61.27-Ah battery system that charges in about 6 hours. We really liked the simplicity of the charging system, which is fully integrated on the mower. Rather than ...

It’s clear skies ahead for bluebird bio’s lovo-cel gene therapy for sickle cell disease, after the biotech confirmed that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will not schedule an ...