Hemolysis leads to inflammation and damages blood vessels, further aggravating sickling symptoms. Symptoms and complications of sickle cell disease start in the first year of life and progress in ...

The clumps make red blood cells rigid and change their shape from flexible doughnuts into inflexible sickles – hence the name of the disease. Rigid sickle cells cannot travel through narrow ...

Researchers at the New York Blood Center have made a breakthrough in understanding the body’s autoimmune response to sickle ...

The clumps make red blood cells rigid and change their shape from flexible doughnuts into inflexible sickles – hence the name of the disease. Rigid sickle cells cannot travel through narrow blood ...

The Sickle Cell Blood Drive with the American Red Cross runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ, 2420 SE Bellview Ave.

On Tuesday, the Buffalo community came together to spread awareness about sickle cell disease during Black History Month.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - About 100,000 people in the U.S. are living with sickle cell disease. Most of them are of African descent. A blood drive Saturday aims to fill a need for those patients.

"This research provides crucial insights into how the immune system functions in sickle cell disease," said Dr. Karina Yazdanbakhsh, Vice President and Director of Research at New York Blood Center ...

Gallbladder problems are a common complication in individuals with sickle cell disease. These issues often arise due to the breakdown of red blood cells and the subsequent formation of gallstones ...

In some regions where SCD is prevalent, major changes are needed to blood systems to increase donations and improve safety. The World Coalition on Sickle Cell Disease, launched in 2023 ...

causing their blood cells to be misshapen, and ‘sickle-like,’ impeding blood flow. The disease is characterized by episodes of severe pain, often referred to as acute vaso-occlusive pain ...