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Creating the World’s First CRISPR Medicine, for Sickle Cell Disease
In December 2023, through the development efforts of CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, their decades-long ...
Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong suffering—here's what you need to know
Right now, approximately 20 billion red blood cells are busy traveling through your blood vessels. They are delivering oxygen ...
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New drug mimics low-oxygen treatment for Leigh Syndrome
For the average person, living at high altitude-where oxygen is sparser than at sea level-can have health benefits ranging ...
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Daily drug captures health benefits of high-altitude, low-oxygen living
Scientists at Gladstone Institutes have developed a drug that mimics the effects of breathing low oxygen. In mice with Leigh ...
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Sickle Cell Anemia Testing & Screening Market to Reach USD 383 Million by 2030, Growing at a CAGR of 6.1%
Understanding Sickle Cell Anemia and the Need for Early DiagnosisSickle cell anemia is a genetic blood disorder caused by a ...
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Just Like You: Young girl, mother write children’s book to help others understand Sickle Cell Anemia
Simmie White is taking control of her own story. The six-year-old girl and her mother want others to understand more about ...
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Sickle Cell Disease Surges In Rajasthan’s Tribal Districts, Over 10,000 Affected: Report
Over 10000 people in Rajasthan’s tribal districts are affected by Sickle Cell Disease with nearly 3000 testing positive Learn ...
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1st SCD patient outside US receives gene-editing therapy Casgevy
An SCD patient in Bahrain received the gene-editing therapy Casgevy, marking the first time the treatment has been given outside the U.S.
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Urban League of Greater Madison, American Red Cross will partner for Sickle Cell Blood Drive on Feb. 22
The Urban League of Greater Madison and The American Red Cross will host a Sickle Cell Awareness Blood Drive on Saturday, Feb ...
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Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong suffering – here’s what you need to know
Haemoglobin collects oxygen in the lungs, where there is plenty of it, and releases it across the body, where there is much less. But not if you suffer from sickle cell disease, which affects ...
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Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong suffering – here’s what you need to know
Haemoglobin collects oxygen in the lungs, where there is plenty of it, and releases it across the body, where there is much less. But not if you suffer from sickle cell disease, which affects nearly ...