In December 2023, through the development efforts of CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, their decades-long ...

The Medical University of South Carolina Health has established the Rena N. Grant Sickle Cell Center to help treat those suffering from sickle cell disease.

MUSC recieved updatesThe MUSC Board of Trustees received a key program update at the February board meeting on a ...

One of the reasons of anemia can be Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA)—a genetic blood disorder where the body produces red blood cells that are abnormally shaped.” Also read | Sickle cell disease ...

Cell signalling is the mechanism by which stimuli are transmitted via a signalling cascade to effector molecules that orchestrate the appropriate response. Types of cell signalling pathways ...

Some with severe sickle cell disease in England will now be able to access landmark CRISPR gene editing therapy, according to new health guidelines which were hailed as marking a “significant shift” ...

A cutting-edge gene therapy has been approved for NHS use for some patients with severe sickle cell disease. Casgevy, also known as exa-cel, was the first treatment to be licensed using gene ...

Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...

Sickle cell anaemia, a hereditary condition that primarily affects African and Mediterranean populations, continues to pose significant health challenges. In Uganda, where the disease is prevalent ...

Health workers in the eastern district of Budaka in Bukedi Sub-region have registered a decline in cases of sickle cell disease that had deeply affected families and communities in the district.