Feb. 7, 2025 — A research team has made a major discovery on how the CUL5 gene affects CAR-T cell therapy, an advanced cancer therapy. The study reveals that reducing the activity of the CUL5 ...

Period-driven inflammation could influence the risk of pain events among women with sickle cell disease Levels of C-reactive protein increase among women with sickle cell disease during the first ...

A new study finds a link between different stages of the menstrual cycle and pain crises in sickle cell disease. (Image credit: KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) Pain crises are ...

Sickle cell conditions are genetic blood disorders that affect haemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body. While both sickle cell trait and ...

MANILA, Philippines — Petro Gazz star Brooke Van Sickle remained the very picture of consistency, hoisting her second consecutive Most Valuable Player award in the 2024-25 Premier Volleyball League ...

People with sickle cell disease are immunocompromised, which means they have an increased risk of infection. For this reason, immunizations are an important part of complete sickle cell care. This ...

Sickle cell disease experts are worried that recent staffing changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will impact a program that collects data about the genetic disease and how ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was recently at the American Red Cross to donate blood and was given interesting material on the need for Black blood donors for sickle cell anemia patients. The booklet ...

Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I was recently at the American Red Cross to donate blood and was given interesting material on the need for Black blood donors for sickle cell anemia patients.

Currently, diagnosing SCD requires expensive tools like high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), which limits early detection in large populations.

Work likely to be halted by the cuts includes the collection of data for studying Americans with sickle cell, a painful blood disorder that predominantly affects Black families, as well as ...