Sickle cell anemia is a disorder of the blood. This image shows 2 red blood cells, the one in front is displaying the characteristic "sickle-shape" (a flattened "C" shape) common to the disease.

Sickle cell anemia refers to a group of genetic blood disorders that affect a person’s levels of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen. Sickle cell anemia causes a ...

A brain image from a healthy individual (left) shows a larger brain with more white matter ... Genetic Carriers for Sickle Cell Disease Have Higher Risks of Blood Clots Across Diverse Ancestries ...

The most severe form of sickle cell disease, sickle cell anemia causes red blood cells ... Outside of work, she loves dancing, taking analog photos, and binge-watching all the RuPaul’s Drag ...

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an inherited disorder of ... Share on Pinterest Thomas Barwick/Getty Images SCA, the most severe type of sickle cell disease (SCD), is a genetic disorder that affects ...

September is National Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month ... sometimes in the Emergency Room setting.” Adobe Stock/fizkes Trimnell recalls a time when an ex-boyfriend saw her in the hospital ...

Share on Pinterest 1038767046 beingbonny/Getty Images Sickle cell anemia is part of a group of inherited blood disorders called sickle cell disease (SCD). It changes the shape of your red blood ...

A 21-year-old man has become the first person in New York—and one of the first in the world—to be cured of sickle cell anemia ...

The medical term for this is “sickle cell anemia.” General symptoms of anemia ... in the blood vessels of the retina, which sends images to the brain. However, they can also develop in blood ...

Recently, my colleague, Dr. Henry Miller, wrote about the possible use of gene therapy (1) to treat the 1 in 100,000 unfortunate individuals (mostly black) who suffer from sickle cell anemia ...