Sickle Cell Disease news and research updates
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Base Editing of HBG1 and HBG2 Promoters for Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease is characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia and recurrent severe vaso-occlusive crises. Ristoglogene autogetemcel (risto-cel) includes autologous CD34+…
Gene editing therapy shows success against severe sickle cell disease
New results from a clinical trial show promising outcomes for a gene-edited treatment for severe sickle cell disease, a genetic blood disorder with few curative options. After…
Causes and symptoms of Sickle Cell disease and Thalassemia: All about these two severe inherited blood disorders
A child who feels tired often, has repeated hospital visits, or unexplained pain may point to conditions like Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia. Discover the causes, symptoms…
California’s care for sickle cell patients finally works. We can’t abandon it now
As a teenager Rialton Reid was rushed to a Los Angeles emergency room in excruciating pain. Not only was he battling a sickle cell crisis; he was fighting a system unprepared to…
- Happeningsnatlawreview.com
Sickle Cell Consortium Announces 2026 Leadership Summit and Strategic Partnership with Sickle Cell Disease Coalition
Sickle Cell Consortium Announces 2026 Leadership Summit, Bringing Over 200 Sickle Cell Organizations to Atlanta, GA ATLANTA, GA, UNITED STATES, March 27, 2026 / EINPresswire.com /…
California’s care for sickle cell patients finally works. We can’t abandon it now
Mary E. Brown is president and CEO of the Sickle Cell Disease Foundation As a teenager Rialton Reid was rushed to a Los Angeles emergency room in excruciating pain. Not only was…
Powerful supercomputer simulations help Michael Graham understand blood flow in sickle cell disease
Blood is often pictured as a smooth, continuous stream, but in reality it behaves more like rush-hour traffic in a dense city with crowded lanes, sudden merges and countless tiny…
Increased prevalence of clonal hematopoiesis in children with sickle cell disease
Recent studies have reached opposing conclusions about whether clonal hematopoiesis (CH) is increased or decreased in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). Given that CH is…
- Clinical Trials and Researchsicklecellanemianews.com
Chicago nurses lead charge to speed up SCD emergency care: Study
Through a project aimed at building empathy and understanding among clinicians about sickle cell disease (SCD)-related pain episodes, a team of nurses in Chicago has helped…
Vindman Introduces Bill to Restore Crucial Funding for Sickle Cell Disease Research
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representative Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) introduced legislation to restore staff and funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Sickle Cell…
Evaluation of ADAMTS13 Activity and von Willebrand Factor Antigen Levels in Patients with Sickle Cell Anaemia
Omolola Kafayat Awolope Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. David Olufemi Adebo Department of Clinical Diagnostics…
Prenatal diagnosis of sickle cell disease by amniocentesis using FTA technology in a context of precariousness in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and perspectives
ABSTRACT Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common inherited hemoglobinopathy worldwide. Improving the quality of life of people with SCD requires prenatal and neonatal…