NY resident Sebastien Beauzile was treated with a pioneering new gene therapy approach called Lyfgenia, curing his sickle ...

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This results in the distortion of red blood cells into a sickle or crescent shape, causing a host of complications. These sickled cells are rigid and sticky, leading to blockages in small blood ...

In SCD, oxidative stress is exacerbated by several factors: Chronic homolysis The rapid breakdown of sickled red blood cells releases free haemoglobin, which generates free radicals. Inflammation ...

Esther Nkemakolam runs her fingers through kinetic sand and sings a “Moana” song as UPMC Children’s Hospital nurse Taylor Brennan gets to work drawing blood. Esther is back for her monthly blood ...

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Sebastien Beauzile from Laurelton, Long Island, has become the first person in New York State to be cured of sickle cell ...

Researchers studied the efficacy of hydroxyurea at reducing stroke risk in sickle cell anemia, the most common and severe ...

the abnormal form of the hemoglobin protein causes the red blood cells to lose oxygen and warp into a sickle shape during periods of high activity. These sickled cells become stuck in small blood ...

An intern, Ernest Irons, carried out routine tests on Noel’s blood, stool, and urine ... a case of what would come to be known as sickle cell anemia. By the early 1900s, researchers had been looking ...