Sickle cell disease is a genetic disease that can’t be prevented, however being aware of one’s status as a sickle cell trait carrier is a great way of knowing how the disease could affect ...

Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong suffering—here's what you need to know. Story by Cristina Pina, Victor Hernandez-Hernandez • 2mo. R ight now, ...

By Aria Brent AFRO Staff Writer [email protected] . Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited disorder that affects over 100,000 people in the United States, according to the Sickle Cell Disease ...

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

Helen M. Ranney, 89, a physician who was among the first to explore the genetics of sickle-cell disease and scored a number of firsts for women in her profession, ...

The genetic revolution offers a tantalizing glimpse of a future free from sickle cell disease. It must not be exclusive preserve of a small number of patients in rich countries.

The study found that people with sickle cell trait have a 1.45-fold higher risk of venous thromboembolism than those without sickle cell trait, a risk that is similar across all studied genetic ...

The study found that people with sickle cell trait have a 1.45-fold higher risk of venous thromboembolism than those without sickle cell trait, a risk that is similar across all studied genetic ...

WORTH WAITING FOR: Kwaku Ohene-Frempong of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America says "gene therapy is the ultimate cure of sickle cell disease." Back in 1949, Linus Pauling determined that ...

It’s been almost a year since the Food and Drug Administration approved the first genetic treatments for sickle cell disease. So far, only a few patients have received the long-awaited treatments.

Sickle cell disease affects nearly 8 million people worldwide, most in sub-Saharan Africa. Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong suffering – here’s what you need to ...