Though he doesn't remember it, Branden Baptiste had his first sickle cell crisis at age 2. Through elementary school, he was ...

Though he doesn't remember it, Branden Baptiste had his first sickle cell crisis at age 2. Through elementary school, he was ...

MiNA Therapeutics Limited, the pioneer in small activating RNA (RNAa) therapeutics, today presented new pre-clinical data for its lead RNA activation program for the treatment of sickle cell disease, ...

CRISPR is turned into a drug delivery system that helps recreate fetal hemoglobin, which then changes into red blood cells. Because the gene mutation for sickle cell disease is not found in fetal ...

The hallmark symptom of sickle cell anemia is pain, particularly episodes of sudden pain, sometimes called sickle cell crises ...

Sites in Los Angeles and near San Francisco California are enrolling people with severe SCD for a trial to test a gene ...

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and their colleagues have developed the first ...

Editas Medicine faces a downgrade to Underperform from BofA, citing competition, limited catalysts, and a reduced price ...

Scientists created a fetal pancreas organoid with all key cell types and identified a unique stem cell. This may lead to ...

This oral medication is considered a first-line treatment for sickle cell disease, and can help reduce pain crises. Hydroxyurea causes the body to produce fetal hemoglobin, a type of hemoglobin ...