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Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle Cell Anemia is a blood disease that shortens life expectancy. If you have sickle cell disease, your red blood cells are crescent or "sickle" shaped. These cells do not bend and move easily and can block blood flow to the rest of your body.
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APR 03, 2018Genetics & Genomics
New research findings could help develop treatments for a variety of blood disorders, like sickle cell anemia.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2018Immunology
A supposedly rare genetic mutation that provides protection from malaria is actually present in one-third of people of A ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 10, 2018Videos
Sickle cell anemia is caused by a genetic mutation. When a person carries only one mutated copy of the gene, they don't ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
For the first time in almost two decades, patients with sickle cell disease will have access to a new drug thanks to a r ...FEB 12, 2017Cancer
It’s tragically ironic that in medicine, sometimes the cure is almost as harmful as the poison. This is the case f ...NOV 12, 2016Videos
The CRISPR/Cas9 genome technique has paved the way for the development of many biological advances not only in research, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Dana Farber/Boston Children's has been able to selectively silence a gene, BCL11A, found in 2008 to be an integral part ...Written By: Jennifer EllisSEP 05, 2016Cancer
Bone marrow transplant patients face many challenges. Even after the success of the transplant procedure, doctors observ ...AUG 17, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
It’s tragically ironic that in medicine, sometimes the cure is almost as harmful as the poison. This is the case f ...AUG 10, 2016Cardiology
Cardiovascular problems are among the top causes of death in people with sickle cell anemia, a genetic disease caused by ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 09, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
For some patients, bone marrow transplants are one of the few last defenses that could save their lives. But this proced ...APR 23, 2016Videos
People need healthy bone marrow and blood cells to survive. Bone marrow is the flexible fatty substance in the interior ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 22, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
The embattled Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos are in hot water again as new research reports that the one-drop blood testi ...JUN 11, 2015Health & Medicine
A 27-year old woman from Belgium was recently the first in the world to bear a child using transplanted frozen ovarian t ...Written By: Akshay MasandAPR 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In light of recent developments, New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer offered this perspective on National Geographic's ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 23, 2015Cardiology
Scientific dogma has the respiration process involving only two elements-oxygen and carbon dioxide. Specifically, the de ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 19, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A clinical trial of the most common sickle cell anemia drug, hydroxyurea, was halted a year early this winter because of ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
APR 03, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
New research findings could help develop treatments for a variety of blood disorders, like sickle cell anemia.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2018
Immunology
A supposedly rare genetic mutation that provides protection from malaria is actually present in one-third of people of A
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 10, 2018
Videos
Sickle cell anemia is caused by a genetic mutation. When a person carries only one mutated copy of the gene, they don't
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
For the first time in almost two decades, patients with sickle cell disease will have access to a new drug thanks to a r
...
FEB 12, 2017
Cancer
It’s tragically ironic that in medicine, sometimes the cure is almost as harmful as the poison. This is the case f
...
NOV 12, 2016
Videos
The CRISPR/Cas9 genome technique has paved the way for the development of many biological advances not only in research,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Dana Farber/Boston Children's has been able to selectively silence a gene, BCL11A, found in 2008 to be an integral part
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
SEP 05, 2016
Cancer
Bone marrow transplant patients face many challenges. Even after the success of the transplant procedure, doctors observ
...
AUG 17, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
It’s tragically ironic that in medicine, sometimes the cure is almost as harmful as the poison. This is the case f
...
AUG 10, 2016
Cardiology
Cardiovascular problems are among the top causes of death in people with sickle cell anemia, a genetic disease caused by
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 09, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
For some patients, bone marrow transplants are one of the few last defenses that could save their lives. But this proced
...
APR 23, 2016
Videos
People need healthy bone marrow and blood cells to survive. Bone marrow is the flexible fatty substance in the interior
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
NOV 22, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
The embattled Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos are in hot water again as new research reports that the one-drop blood testi
...
JUN 11, 2015
Health & Medicine
A 27-year old woman from Belgium was recently the first in the world to bear a child using transplanted frozen ovarian t
...
Written By:
Akshay Masand
APR 23, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
In light of recent developments, New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer offered this perspective on National Geographic's
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 23, 2015
Cardiology
Scientific dogma has the respiration process involving only two elements-oxygen and carbon dioxide. Specifically, the de
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 19, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A clinical trial of the most common sickle cell anemia drug, hydroxyurea, was halted a year early this winter because of
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider