Calvin Campbell lost all the flesh on his legs and was paralysed for months because of an agonising disease that's the fastest growing genetic condition in the UK ...

Sickle cell disease, characterised by the abnormal sickle shape of red blood cells instead of the typical round form, is the UK's most rapidly expanding genetic disorder. This deformation causes ...

In a new study, researchers found that the inflammation behind painful episodes in sickle cell disease are correlated with ...

In SCD, zinc supplementation has been linked to reduced incidence of infections, decreased frequency of sickle cell crises, improved wound healing and overall growth in children with SCD.

[iStockphoto] Watitwa recounts that despite there being a medication for sickle cell, pain becomes part of the patient's day to day experience. Watitwa suffers from leg ulcers which are wounds on ...

Nearly half of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's staff working on developmental disabilities and birth defects was laid off this month, multiple officials tell CBS News, wiping out ...

Feb. 25, 2025 — A bone marrow transplant process is safe and curative for adults with sickle cell disease, according to results of a trial completed at about 20 cancer ... Brains of People With ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — One of Vanderbilt's latest studies has found a cure for sickle cell disease. Sickle cell is a blood disorder where the body creates mutated red blood cell proteins.

A Fayetteville teen is making history in North Carolina after undergoing a new gene therapy for sickle cell disease. Aaron Scott was diagnosed with sickle cell at birth. Sickle cell is a genetic ...

He had come to Florida to surprise his sister for her birthday. But instead, he had become so weak from sickle cell anemia that he had to be carried into a local hospital, then sent to another ...

The potential target, the FLT1 gene, contributes to the production of a protein, fetal hemoglobin, whose presence is already known to improve the lifespan of people with sickle cell disease.