Sickle cell disease is caused by a single genetic mutation that alters the shape of red blood cells. While the condition ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic condition that affects more than 8 million people worldwide by altering the shape of oxygen-carrying red blood cells. Normally, red blood cells are shaped like ...

DRUG ADMINISTRATION JUST APPROVED A TREATMENT FOR SICKLE CELL DISEASE. SICKLE CELL DISEASE IS A RED BLOOD CELL DISORDER THAT AFFECTS 100,000 AMERICANS, MANY OF WHOM ARE BLACK. RED BLOOD CELLS BECOME ...

Researchers at Drexel University have identified the physical forces in red blood cells and blood vessels underlying the painful symptoms of sickle cell disease. Their experiment, the first to answer ...

Both new FDA-approved medicines offer a potential cure, but they will come with a hefty price tag and it will be years before their long-term effects are clear. Sickle cell disease, a painful ...