Picture CRISPR-Cas9, a gene editing technology, as a GPS-guided scalpel: gRNA directs the Cas9 enzyme, a protein that cuts ...

Memantine, a long-approved and cost-effective drug used to treat Alzheimer's disease, could also benefit patients with sickle ...

Sickle cell anemia is the world's most common genetic disorder. It causes the red blood pigment hemoglobin to crystallize, ...

GLP-1 receptor agonist use appeared linked to significantly reduced all-cause mortality among people with sickle cell disease ...

A year ago, NBC News joined Wedam Minyila as he began undergoing a groundbreaking treatment for sickle cell disease. The ...

Higher levels of fetal hemoglobin may guard against lung problems and delay bone damage in people with sickle cell disease, ...