VAS-101, a curcumin-based gel for SCD, was well tolerated and showed signs of easing sickle cell pain, fatigue, and red blood ...

A vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC), a hallmark of sickle cell disease (SCD), is an episode of intense pain related to blood vessel blockage and a lack of oxygen supply. In SCD, genetic mutations lead to ...

Children with sickle cell anemia who undergo stem cell transplant tend to have better long-term cognition than those on ...

The Boozer brothers have joined with NMDP to encourage young adults to register as blood stem cell donors and support ...

A comparison of sickle cell disease care in the U.S. and Nigeria by columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye revealed a need for more ...

The causes of sickle cell disease (SCD), an inherited blood disorder, are related to hemoglobin, a protein that helps red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body. People with sickle cell have ...

Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disorder. It is caused by a mutation in the gene encoding for hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that binds to oxygen so it can be transported ...

Mitapivat raised hemoglobin and was linked to lower transfusion burden in a Phase 3 sickle cell disease trial, Agios reported ...

What is a blood transfusion? A blood transfusion is a medical procedure through which healthy blood cells or blood components are transferred from a healthy donor to someone in need. It may be used to ...

Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disease that is caused by an abnormal version of hemoglobin, known as hemoglobin S or sickle hemoglobin. Patients with the disease often experience acute or chronic ...

Sickle cell anemia patients carry a mutation in the gene that provides instructions to build the oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells. This mutation leads to the formation of sickle-shaped red ...

What is a stem cell transplant for SCD? A stem cell transplant — also known as a bone marrow transplant, and more formally referred to as hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) — is an ...