Right now, approximately 20 billion red blood cells are busy traveling through your blood vessels. They are delivering oxygen ...

Right now, approximately 20 billion red blood cells are busy travelling through your blood vessels. They are delivering oxygen to all the different ...

The breakdown of red blood cells can lead to gallstone formation due to their crescent shape. Their primary function is to carry oxygen throughout the body. However, in sickle cell disease ...

Understanding Sickle Cell Anemia and the Need for Early DiagnosisSickle cell anemia is a genetic blood disorder caused by a ...

According to research studies and demographic surveys by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs and genetic researchers, sickle cell disease is widespread in many tribal groups of India, especially amon ...

The spread of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) has reached concerning levels in Rajasthan, particularly in its tribal districts.

Read about exa-cel being rolled out on the NHS, providing a 'functional cure' for some patients with severe sickle cell ...

“Our normal red blood cells are round, but when you have sickle cell disease, the blood cells take on a sickle or crescent moon shape. These blood cells die fast and they don’t move through ...

The disorder causes red blood cells to take on a "sickle" shape, break and die early, which vastly reduces the amount of ...

One sickle cell patient told ITV News the new gene therapy being rolled out for use on the NHS means they "finally have something to look towards". | ITV National News ...

This results in red blood cells becoming sickle in shape and stiff and sticky - rather than flexible smooth discs. These sickle cells do not live as long as healthy red blood cells and can clump ...

With the addition of Casgevy, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles now offers two gene therapies for sickle cell, the first being Lyfgenia.