Sickle cell disease is caused by a single genetic mutation that alters the shape of red blood cells. While the condition causes severe pain and health complications, carriers gain resistance to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Memantine, a long-approved and cost-effective drug used to treat Alzheimer's disease, could also benefit patients with sickle ...

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 ...

Share on Pinterest World-first genetic therapy approved in the U.K. may be a game changer in sickle cell disease treatment. Image credit: Louise Morgan/Getty Images. As of 2021, almost 8 million ...