A new, fast and easy test could revolutionize blood transfusions, giving blood centers and hospitals a reliable way to ...

Sickle cell disease is caused by a single genetic mutation that alters the shape of red blood cells. While the condition ...

In November 2023, the UK became the first country in the world to authorise a Crispr gene-editing therapy.

Most major blood groups were identified early in the 20th century. Many discovered since, like the Er system first described ...

Type 2 diabetes becomes more dangerous to the heart the longer a person has it. Researchers found that after several years, ...

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved the use of exagamglogene autotemcel to treat people with the chronic blood disease.

Memantine, a long-approved and cost-effective drug used to treat Alzheimer’s disease, could also benefit patients with sickle cell anemia in the future. Initial clinical data from an international ...

A new, fast and easy test could revolutionize blood transfusions-giving blood centers and hospitals a reliable way to monitor the quality of red blood cells after they sit for weeks in storage. The ...

The Alabama Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that moves the Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission under the ...

Sickle cell anemia is the world's most common genetic disorder. It causes the red blood pigment hemoglobin to crystallize, which results in rigid, malformed red blood cells with a sickle shape. This ...

Khaberni - A team of engineers and medical researchers developed a small device to measure the quality of red blood cells ...