Esther Nkemakolam runs her fingers through kinetic sand and sings a “Moana” song as UPMC Children’s Hospital nurse Taylor Brennan gets to work drawing blood. Esther is back for her monthly blood ...

Donors have also been elusive, he says."In Western region, Bungoma is the only county that has Hb electrophoresis, a device used to screen for sickle cell and give a confirmatory test," he adds.He ...

Sebastien Beauzile lived with the chronic pain of sickle cell anemia. Now, thanks to a groundbreaking genetic treatment, he ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive blood disorder characterized by the presence of abnormal adult hemoglobin in red blood cells (RBCs). These erythrocytes become dehydrated ...

Sebastien Beauzile, 21, has been cured of sickle cell anemia, according to his doctors at Cohen Children’s Medical Center.

Hemoglobin has played a central role in the understanding of many biochemical and biophysical principles, as Eaton and colleagues point out on page 351 of this issue of Nature Structural Biology.

Sickle cell anaemia is typically diagnosed through blood tests, including: Haemoglobin electrophoresis: This test identifies different types of haemoglobin and can confirm the presence of ...