VAS-101, a curcumin-based gel for SCD, was well tolerated and showed signs of easing sickle cell pain, fatigue, and red blood ...

Children with sickle cell anemia who undergo stem cell transplant tend to have better long-term cognition than those on ...

The Boozer brothers have joined with NMDP to encourage young adults to register as blood stem cell donors and support ...

A vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC), a hallmark of sickle cell disease (SCD), is an episode of intense pain related to blood vessel blockage and a lack of oxygen supply. In SCD, genetic mutations lead to ...

The causes of sickle cell disease (SCD), an inherited blood disorder, are related to hemoglobin, a protein that helps red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body. People with sickle cell have ...

When good specialists from a healthcare team move on, it can disrupt a patient's world, writes columnist Mary Shaniqua. But ...

Scientists at New York University (NYU) are teaming up with Nigerian-born music artist Adekunle Gold on a project to improve the lives of people affected by sickle cell disease (SCD). The ...

Share this page with email Share this page on Facebook Share this page on X Share this page on Reddit Print Preferred Source on Google The quiet, creeping isolation that comes with living with sickle ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) may be cured in some individuals by a stem cell transplant. There also are several approved therapies to help manage the condition and its related complications. Some of the ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug status to Kind Pharmaceuticals’ investigational oral small molecule AND017 to treat sickle cell disease (SCD). This designation is granted ...

A sickle cell crisis isn’t a polite guest, and it often arrives unannounced. Over the years, I’ve learned that my crises either come on suddenly or build gradually, with subtle clues or a red alert.