Sickle-cell disease, usually presenting in childhood ... that can lead to death and severe complications. Not all inherited variants of haemoglobin are detrimental, a concept known as genetic ...

A recent Vanderbilt study has found a cure for sickle cell disease, a blood disorder where the body creates mutated red blood ...

A patient on Long Island is the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia, doctors say. They credit state-of-the-art genetic treatment. For 21 years, Sebastien Beauzile suffered chronic pain ...

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 ...

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 ...

A recent review published in the journal Engineering delves into the significant advancements and potential of CRISPR ...

Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DO People with sickle cell disease are immunocompromised, which means they have an increased risk of infection. For this reason, immunizations are an important ...

By driving highly protective variants to high prevalence ... is demonstrated by positive selection for traits such as sickle-cell hemoglobin (Sabeti et al., 2006). Natural human defenses have ...

A Fayetteville teen is making history in North Carolina after undergoing a new gene therapy for sickle cell disease. Aaron Scott was diagnosed with sickle cell at birth. Sickle cell is a genetic ...

If we look at the registry overall — looking at all types of sickle cell disease severities and genotypes — the overall rate of use is about 21%, which is very low. If we dig deeper and look ...

Her parents encouraged her to partake in a trial for a CRISPR -based therapy for sickle-cell disease and beta-thalassemia, another debilitating genetic blood disorder. The therapy, Casgevy, was made ...