The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded a $1.5 million grant to Boston Children’s Hospital to research and develop gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease. The research will be directed toward gene therapy methods that can be applied in developing regions of the world, where sickle cell disease incidence …
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Medical experts on Wednesday called for collaborative efforts to reduce the burden of sickle cell in Nigeria. The call was made at the 2018 end of the year program organized by Sickle Cell Hope Alive Foundation (SCHAF) in Ibadan. Prof. Adeyinka Falusi, President of SCHAF said over four million Nigerians …
Southern University students and employees participated in a sickle cell disease blood and bone marrow drive on Nov. 7. The drive was organized by the Southern University School of Social Work and the Sickle Cell Association of South Louisiana. “Be the Match” representatives were on site providing education and awareness …
Interventions that reduce hemolytic anemia in patients with sickle cell disease may be the best therapeutic target for the population, according to research presented at the 60th ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Diego, California, this past weekend. Patients with sickle cell disease often experience chronic hemolytic anemia in …
Manny Johnson keeps catching himself rubbing a spot on the upper right side of his chest. Starting when he was a teenager, the 21-year-old from Boston depended on a port implanted there to ease his monthly blood transfusions for sickle cell disease, a genetic disorder that caused a stroke when …
Legislators make decisions about the input and the accountability to services for those with sickle cell disease. Your voice is critical. On January 23rd, 2019, join the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, Inc. and the sickle cell community to meet and advocate on behalf of the sickle cell community. You …
Already used in Western countries, hydroxyurea eased painful episodes in African children with the condition. It also reduced the risk of malaria infection. By Donald G. McNeil Jr. A drug that protects children in wealthy countries against painful and sometimes lethal bouts of sickle-cell disease has been proven safe for use in Africa, …
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) Nigerians are paying tribute to popular radio presenter and entertainer Tosyn Bucknor, who has died aged 37. Bucknor died from complications due to sickle cell, her sister and renowned event planner, Funke Bucknor Obruthe said in an Instagram post. “My darling sister and besto Tosyn passed away last …
At the annual Charles F Whitten Memorial Lecture Friday morning October 12th, 2018, Dr. Dawn Nelson took the stage as the keynote speaker to address a packed crowd about the prevalence of dizziness, falling and hearing loss in people living with sickle cell anemia. While there have been many discussions …
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