Researchers have found a link between the release from malformed red blood cells of the vital protein that carries oxygen and episodes of severe pain in people with sickle cell disease. The discovery ...

Sickle cell disease, which is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders, affects approximately 100,000 people in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. September is ...

A class of drugs used for their ability to stop tumor cells from dividing is now under study for their potential to reduce the pain and damage caused by sickle cell disease, investigators report. The ...

Doctors may carry out blood tests, prenatal screenings, and various other tests to assess a person’s symptoms and diagnose sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell anemia is a blood disorder that affects ...

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and other colleagues say they have shown how a protein responsible for adapting to low oxygen conditions (hypoxia), causes increased expression of ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of conditions that cause red blood cells to malfunction. Sickle cell anemia is a type of SCD. Healthy red blood cells are disc-shaped and flexible, which helps ...

Sickle cell anemia is the world's most common genetic disorder. It causes the red blood pigment hemoglobin to crystallize, ...