Scientists at the University of Texas at Dallas say microbes in the gut could be a key to reducing pain from sickle cell ...

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

Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disease that causes misshapen blood cells. This leads to a lifetime of chronic pain.

A Milwaukee author living with sickle cell disease is transforming his lifelong battle with pain into advocacy, while ...

Most individuals living with sickle cell disease who presented to the emergency department with a pain crisis, known as ...

Twenty-eight blood-based protein biomarkers, including substance P and CRP, are elevated during sickle cell vaso-occlusive episodes, but not chronic pain.

Patients with sickle cell disease often require blood that closely matches their own. September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month — a time to recognize the strength of those living with sickle cell ...

September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month in the USA, designated by Congress to help focus attention on the need for ...

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an inherited disorder of red blood cells. Some parents may learn that their infant has this disorder after prenatal testing. Hospitals also test for SCA after birth as part ...

“Pain is a significant burden in the day-to-day lives of those living with sickle cell disease, with VOC being the number one ...

News Center 7’s Amber Jenkins spent the day at the blood drive on First Street in Dayton and saw dozens of people come in and ...

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and the American Red Cross are teaming up for a Sept. 27 blood drive in Summerville to support ...