A new type of bone marrow transplant can cure sickle cell disease with only half of the donor's cell proteins matching, ...

Here in the Pacific Northwest, the situation is no different. We’re one mass-tragedy away from a blood supply crisis, ...

Trial at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and other centers finds reduced-intensity haploidentical bone marrow ...

Kyle Registre's childhood dream of becoming a pilot can finally come true now that he says he's been cured of sickle cell ...

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 ...

(HealthDay News) — Adults with sickle cell anemia (SCA) and healthy controls with greater economic deprivation have older brain age, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in JAMA Network Open.

That’s what life is like for the millions worldwide who suffer from sickle cell disease, a chronic condition primarily found in those of African descent. Sickle cell disease is a genetic ...