A research team at the Medical University of Vienna has developed a blood test that allows the identification of individuals at risk for developing multiple sclerosis (MS) with a high degree of ...

Kenya is among the countries set to benefit from enhanced screening and care for sickle cell anaemia. This follows the ...

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

What's sickle cell disease, and how did gene therapy cure it? Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood disorder that impacts hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells.

Blood Bank Urges African Americans to Donate Blood For Sickle Cell Patients Sickle cell disease affects about 100,000 people in the United States.

Without the Sickle Cell Data Collection program, we will see greater burdens and higher costs for both families and health care systems.

A recent Vanderbilt study has found a cure for sickle cell disease, a blood disorder where the body creates mutated red blood cell proteins, which often leads to pain, anemia and other issues.

In healthy people, blood cells are round and flexible. But in people with sickle cell disease, blood cells are deformed and cause a range of health problems.

The underutilization of disease-modifying therapy by people with sickle cell disease is “persistent and alarming,” according to an analysis of real-world data.The findings, presented ...

Sickle cell disease, a serious inherited blood disorder, affects an estimated 100,000 people in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Sickle cell disease patients are dependent on transfusions of healthy red blood cells – over time this causes complications of its own.

Learn about sickle cell disease, its impact on the Black community, and the importance of genetic counseling. Know your status.