Assyrian sickle sword, Late fourteenth to early thirteenth century BCE: reign of Adad-nirari I (c. 1307-1275 BC) (Met Museum) Warfare is a part of history that has played an important role in human ...

September is National Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month.Sickle cell anemia is a disease that is inherited genetically through a trait passed to a child by both parents, affecting the blood cells ...

Sickle cell disease affects millions of people worldwide, but disproportionately those of African descent. Experts aren't sure exactly why people of African descent are more likely to inherit the ...

When sickle cells get stuck in the arteries that feed your brain, they can block blood flow and cause a stroke. Transfusions can lower the odds of another stroke by about 90%. If you think you're ...

Pain Crises. Pain is an unpredictable symptom of sickle cell disease. The deformed blood cells can get stuck in and block your blood vessels. When this happens, oxygen-rich blood cannot reach key ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new gene-editing therapy to treat sickle cell disease, a debilitating blood disorder that affects at least 100,000 Americans, most of whom are ...

HEALTH ‘Remarkable’ gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease is approved by FDA World’s first gene-edited therapy for sickle cell disease shows promise, but experts say limitations remain ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one such health problem. SCD is a group of congenital red blood cell disorders, named sickle cell for the crescent shape of red blood cells.

Sickle cell disease affects about 100,000 Americans, most of them African-Americans.There are few treatments for it, and experts say not enough is being done to prevent complications. Just ...

CNN staffer Sharon Browne-Peter was diagnosed with sickle cell disease before she was born and needs regular blood transfusions to stay healthy. Ethnically-matched blood offers the best treatment ...

The genetics behind sickle cell — a disorder in which misshapen, or “sickled,” red blood cells become stuck in blood vessels, leading to excruciating pain, organ failure and early death ...