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 ...

Sickle cell trait evolved as protection against malaria, especially in tropical regions. Its discovery advanced understanding of genetic inheritance, but racial bias long hindered care for affected ...

The first healthy volunteer has been dosed in a Phase 1 study of Cellarity's novel globin-switching therapy CLY-124 for ...

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

Families of those who have sickle cell disease in the Philadelphia area are pushing for more research and a cure.

Gabriella Ngang, of Farmington Hills, is one of three in Michigan to take part in a clinical trial of a new sickle cell ...

Sickle cell disease is an autosomal recessive blood disorder that can lead to anaemia. It is caused by a mutation in the haemoglobin gene, which leads to deformation of red blood cells. Deformed ...

I’m Still Fighting': Black Men Living — And Fathering — With Sickle Cell Disease They’ve faced strokes, hospital bias, and unbearable pain — but what weighs most is the pressure to never ...

A study published in Cell Stem Cell reveals that some mutations in blood stem cells might help protect against late-onset ...