Notably, sickle cell anemia was the first genetic disease to be examined at the molecular level. The first documented case of sickle cell anemia was published in 1910 by a physician named James ...

The cells' sickle shape and associated fragility result in rapid RBC destruction by a patient's own body. This leads to leads to anemia, as well as congestion and fibrosis of the spleen at an ...

MONDAY, March 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For 21 years, Sebastien Beauzile lived with the chronic pain of sickle cell anemia. Now, thanks to a groundbreaking genetic treatment, he is the first ...

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 ...

Doctors noticed that patients who had sickle cell anemia, a serious hereditary blood disease, were more likely to survive malaria, a disease which kills some 1.2 million people every year.

For 21 years, Sebastien Beauzile lived with the chronic pain of sickle cell anemia. Now, thanks to a groundbreaking genetic treatment, he is the first person in New York to be cured of the disease.

Sickle cell is a blood disorder where the body creates mutated red blood cell proteins. It often leads to pain, anemia and other issues. The National Institute of Health says it touches more than ...

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 ...

Children with sickle cell disease, a chronic hemolytic anemia, present with a wide variety of neurological syndromes, including ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, transient ischemic attacks ...

TRENTON, N.J. (PIX11) — Anyone living with sickle cell anemia is a warrior, Leslie Davis-Primo will tell you. “I’ve had three ...