Sickle cell trait evolved as protection against malaria, especially in tropical regions. Its discovery advanced understanding of genetic inheritance, but racial bias long hindered care for affected ...

Families of those who have sickle cell disease in the Philadelphia area are pushing for more research and a cure.

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

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 ...

People with sickle cell trait have one copy of the genomic variant that causes sickle cell disease, a genetic condition that causes red blood cells to become rigid and sticky, which blocks blood flow.

A team of physicians and laboratory scientists has taken a key step toward a cure for sickle cell disease, using CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to fix the mutated gene responsible for the disease in stem ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has named 33 states, as well as Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, as participants in its Cell and Gene Therapy Access Model, which is designed to treat ...

Sickle cell disease is one of the most common genetic blood disorders in the world. It affects millions globally, with the ...

The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved two gene-based treatments for sickle cell disease, including the first therapy that uses the gene-editing technique CRISPR, opening a new era ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a complex genetic disorder. Unfortunately, there are several misconceptions surrounding SCDs. Dispelling such misinformation is essential in making informed decisions ...

Sickle cell disease is a recessive genetic disorder caused by a single mutation in both copies of a gene coding for beta-globin, a protein that forms part of the oxygen-carrying molecule hemoglobin.