When you breathe, oxygen moves into your lungs and binds to hemoglobin, a protein in your red blood cells. In your ...

When someone inherits two mutant copies of the hemoglobin gene, the abnormal form of the hemoglobin protein causes the red blood cells to lose oxygen and ... Those who carry the sickle cell ...

Red blood cell transfusions (RBCTs) are life-saving treatments for critically ill patients suffering from anemia, a condition ...

Molecules of sickle-cell hemoglobin stick to one another ... The rigid, misshapen blood cells do not carry oxygen well, and they also tend to clog capillaries, causing an affected person's ...

Vitamin D: Maintains normal blood levels of calcium and phosphorus, helps to form and maintain strong bones, a healthy immune system and helps regulate cell growth. Vitamin E: Helps immune function, ...

With the addition of Casgevy, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles now offers two gene therapies for sickle cell, the first being Lyfgenia.

Immvention Therapeutix is partnering with Novo Nordisk to develop oral treatments for sickle cell disease (SCD) and other ...