A parasite that causes malaria is halted by sickle cells and makes people who carry the sickle cell trait more resistant to the disease. This is why sickle cell trait also occurs more in people who ...

In a new study, researchers found that the inflammation behind painful episodes in sickle cell disease are correlated with the menstrual cycle.

You might have wondered why some people with sickle cell disease seem to live relatively normal lives while others spend half their time in the hospital writhing in agony from pain crises. It’s the ...

Living with sickle cell disease means navigating the unpredictability of pain crises – those sudden, excruciating episodes that often lead to emergency room visits. For patients and their families, ...

Twenty-month-old Vida Rodriguez is the reason her 7-year-old sister, Alessia, is playing at home — instead of lying in a ...

Recent cuts to the CDC are affecting women suffering from chronic diseases. In April, the group that was responsible for evaluating research and recommending birth control methods for patients with ...

Life expectancy has soared and interest in the disease is growing, but breakthrough gene therapies are extraordinarily ...

Children with sickle cell disease are more likely to have dental problems - but fewer than half of those covered by Michigan Medicaid got dental care in 2022, according to a new study. The findings, ...

The European medicines regulator said that a higher rate of death and disease complications in recent trials meant the ...

Prairie View A&M University launches Student Sickle Cell Warrior Project, providing support for college students with Sickle Cell Disease.