September 9, 2024 by Boston University School of Medicine Credit: National Institutes of HealthSickle cell disease is a common genetic disorder characterized by periodic occurrences of pain that occur repeatedly throughout life. These episodes, referred to as vaso-occlusive episodes, happen when sickled cells obstruct blood vessels. The degree of pain may range from a mild...
by Bruno Geoffroy, University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre Normal blood cells next to a sickle-blood cell, colored scanning electron microscope image. Credit: Wikipedia/Illustration from Anatomy & PhysiologyUdeM’s Stéphanie Forté and co-researchers in Canada and Brazil have shown how people with sickle cell disease or sickle cell trait have a higher chance of dying from...
Such treatments are extraordinarily promising and costly. Will the Biden administration commit to spending that could speed clinical trial results? Helen Obando, at home in Mesa, Ariz. An experimental gene therapy she received last year successfully rid her of her sickle cell disease, eliminating her intense suffering and transforming her into a teenager like any...
by From Mayo Clinic News Network Credit: CC0 Public Domain It’s important to know the the symptoms, causes, and treatment of sickle cell anemia, an inherited blood disorder that, in the United States, is more common among African Americans. Sickle cell anemia is an inherited form of anemia—a condition in which there aren’t enough healthy red...
