“It can hit you out of nowhere,” she tells TODAY.com.

CRISPR gene therapy Casgevy can nearly eliminate sickle cell crises, but difficult stem‑cell collection is delaying access ...

Five seemingly unconnected Black and ethnic minority Londoners discover they have superpowers in the hit Netflix series "Supacell". The link between them? They all suffer from sickle cell anaemia, a ...

If you or someone you know has sickle cell disease (SCD), you may have heard of Lyfgenia, one of two gene therapies approved for this condition. Gene therapies are the only treatments for SCD that can ...

Three University High students have started the Caring Cells Project to raise awareness and provide care packages for ...

Sickle cell anemia (HbSS) is the homozygous dominant variant and the most common and severe form of the disease. Whereas patients who only inherited one gene encoding for abnormal HbS and a different ...

Recent therapies like hydroxyurea (Droxia, Bristol-Myers Squibb), the first FDA-approved drug for SCD in 1994, increase fetal hemoglobin (HbF), which, through unknown pathways, improves SCD symptoms ...

Today, Kwincy Lassiter is a 25-year-old student enjoying a second chance at life. However, the first 16 years of his sickle cell journey looked much different.

J. Snow and Marlon Wayans Q&A for doc on sickle cell "You Look Fine" ...

Advocates stress that while gene therapy is causing a buzz in wealthy countries, African governments must prioritise ...