Often when we feel shortness of breath after light physical activity, we dismiss it as fatigue or tiredness. But it can ...

Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic blood disorder characterised by the production of an abnormal haemoglobin, known as ...

According to research studies and demographic surveys by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs and genetic researchers, sickle cell disease is widespread in many tribal groups of India, especially amon ...

The gene therapy Casgevy, which will now be offered to some patients in England, could help people live disease-free, experts ...

The researchers found that people who were economically deprived, even in the absence of sickle cell disease, had more ...

NHS patients with sickle cell disease will be able to benefit from a groundbreaking gene-editing treatment that offers the prospect of a cure for the condition. The one-off gene therapy, known as ...

In 2019, the first CRISPR clinical trials were conducted to treat sickle cell diseases and in 2020, this treatment was ...

Read about exa-cel being rolled out on the NHS, providing a 'functional cure' for some patients with severe sickle cell ...

One sickle cell patient told ITV News the new gene therapy being rolled out for use on the NHS means they "finally have something to look towards". | ITV National News ...

Experts hailed exciting news for some people with sickle cell disease in England as the health watchdog decided to grant ...

The first patient has been enrolled in a Phase 1 trial by the NHLBI that's evaluating fostamatinib as a treatment for sickle ...