Scientific American

How scientists made the discoveries behind a game-changing gene therapy for sickle cell disease

Stuart Orkin and Swee Lay Thein shared a Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their research on genetic causes of sickle ...
The Lancet

Prevalence estimates of sickle cell disease among children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and modelling analysis

Despite data gaps in many countries, the burden of sickle cell disease, especially in west and central Africa, underscores ...
Afro

National Sickle Cell Awareness Month: A look at the disease and how it affects the body

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited disorder that affects over 100,000 people in the United States, according to the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, of that number, the Centers for ...

Study finds regional differences in sickle cell disease in New York state

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States. Approximately 10% of people with ...
Scientific American

What Is Sickle Cell Disease?

How is it that you’re alive? It’s a question that we rarely ask ourselves—but it’s one that has a definite answer. We all know our heart pumps life-giving oxygen throughout our bodies. How does that ...