Sickle cell trait (SCT) differs vastly from sickle cell disease. SCT is a genetic condition when someone inherits one sickle ...

Sickle cell carriers are at a slightly increased risk of blood clots, but the overall risk is still low, a study found.

Illuminating the experience of people living with sickle cell could improve patients’ lives and enhance all of medicine ...

For people with SCD, hemoglobin S (a mutated protein that transports oxygen) causes red blood cells to become curved ...

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month to help more people understand Sickle Cell Disorders, how they affect blood cells, ...

These sickle cell researchers and advocates are driving change from labs to global stages, transforming lives in the process.

Gene and cell therapies bring fresh hope to people with genetic disorders, but recovery can be complex and long-term support ...

National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers and collaborators have found that being a carrier for sickle cell disease, ...

September marks Awareness Month, and this year, the INOVA Schar Adult Center hosted a pivotal town meeting to unite advocates ...

The report, titled “A Comparative Study of Existing Sickle Cell Laws in Four Nigerian States”, launched during the Sickle ...

Some individuals carry the sickle cell trait because they only have one mutated gene. If one parent has sickle cell disease and the other carries the sickle cell trait, there’s a 50% chance of giving ...