Sickle cell tests have become routine in newborn screenings, but older children and adults may need to be tested as well. Read on to see if you or a loved one might benefit from being tested for ...

Today is World Sickle Cell Disease Day. The international awareness day is observed annually to increase public knowledge and an understanding of sickle cell disease and the challenges experienced ...

The blood disorder that mostly affects people of color is under-researched. A sickle cell disease center is leading the way in treatment with a new, innovative approach to caring for those with ...

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 ...

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 (SCD) is an inherited disorder that affects over 100,000 people in the United States, according to the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, of that number, the Centers ...

By Gina Kolata Gina Kolata has reported on gene therapy for nearly 30 years and on sickle cell disease since 2018. A panel of experts said on Tuesday that a groundbreaking treatment for sickle ...

Although they are not the only community who suffers with sickle cell disease (SCD), African Americans are affected at a disproportionately higher rate than their White, Asian or Latino counterparts.