DNA makes RNA, RNA makes protein, protein makes phenotype—was the guiding framework for understanding inheritance and disease ...

The misshapen cells tend to block blood flow in the vessels, leading to frequent pain episodes, infections, and damage to organs.

Columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye, a doctor, sorts through the difference between sickle cell anemia and sickle cell disease — and more.

The more Betsy Adler learned about her family's medical history, the more interested and concerned she became. Several of her first cousins had been treated for cancer, and three of her male ...

The gene-editing therapy OTQ923 normalized brain blood flow in 3 sickle cell disease patients, suggesting it may lower stroke ...

So far in 2025, the Trump administration has cut more than $1 billion in NIH grants. That includes a study on sickle cell ...

This study identifies astrocyte-intrinsic mechanisms by which the LRRK2 G2019S, a mutation linked to familial Parkinson's disease, disrupts synaptic integrity in the anterior cingulate cortex. The ...

This case presents a woman in her late 50s with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) who presented for weight loss, syncope and ...