Not long ago we knew the makeup of only a handful ... against malaria (one has the significant drawback of also causing sickle-cell anemia, if the altered form of the gene is inherited from ...

Once a lifelong struggle, sickle cell is entering a new era—one where effective, long-term solutions may finally be within reach. Sickle cell disease is more than a genetic disorder, it is a dai ...

It’s been a long journey with ups and downs, but it’s one I’m happy to have undergone to be effectively cured. It’s now a possibility for many more people with sickle cell. Professor Bola ...

A "groundbreaking" £1.65 million treatment has been approved for use on the NHS, offering patients with severe sickle cell disease some hope of a cure. It is believed around 1,700 people could be ...

Sickle cell disease is congenital, chronically depriving the developing brain of oxygen and possibly affecting its growth from birth. Also, children exposed to long-term economic deprivation and ...

“Like someone is jamming a knife in me,” he said. But for a brief moment on a recent December morning, Wedam, 19, who has sickle cell disease, allowed himself to believe what his doctors had ...

NHS patients with sickle cell disease will be able to benefit from a groundbreaking gene-editing treatment that offers the prospect of a cure for the condition. The one-off gene therapy, known as ...

Those with sickle cell disease produce unusually shaped red blood cells, which can cause problems because they do not live as long as healthy blood cells. It is a lifelong health condition, but ...

The Washington Post reported that the prosecutors were hired on as full-time staff in the Washington office after their special office to handle Jan. 6 prosecutions was disbanded. The layoff ...