Read on to understand how sickle-shaped red blood cells block blood vessels, trigger pain crises and may lead to organ damage ...

Sickle cell patients have long felt that they were treated by medical providers with suspicion because of their pain. A ...

How is it that you’re alive? It’s a question that we rarely ask ourselves—but it’s one that has a definite answer. We all know our heart pumps life-giving oxygen throughout our bodies. How does that ...

Gene therapy and small molecules are opening the door to new curative approaches, but access continues to be a barrier for ...

On World Sickle Cell Day 2026, being observed on June 19, read what sickle cell disease means for long-term health and how ...

Sickle cell disease is inherited at birth when you receive related genes from both parents. One gene usually causes sickle cell trait (SCT), which often has no health problems. The main sickle cell ...

Sickle cell thalassemia occurs when you inherit both a sickle cell gene mutation and a thalassemia gene mutation. Symptoms are similar to other types of sickle cell disease but can vary depending on ...

Sickle cell disease is often thought of solely as a blood disorder, but new research from the Wood Neuro Research Group provides measurable evidence that it can reshape how brain networks function.

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of genetic blood disorders. A person inherits SCD from their parents when they inherit two copies of the sickle cell gene, one from each parent. This hereditary ...