After any prolonged severe weather event, experts say there is often a drop in blood donations. After the historic snow storm ...

People on the Tibetan Plateau have developed unique physiological traits over 10,000 years to thrive in low-oxygen conditions ...

Beall has been studying the human response to hypoxic living conditions for years. In research published in October 2024, she ...

A recent study measured the mean body temperature of piglets from 12 hours before weaning to five days after weaning. Piglets receiving the 400 mg iron dose stayed warmer over the course of five days, ...

With the addition of Casgevy, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles now offers two gene therapies for sickle cell, the first being Lyfgenia.

Treatment for sickle cell disease, the most common inherited blood disorder in Kenya, has been approved for use in England for older children and adults with a severe form of the disease.The treatment ...

According to research studies and demographic surveys by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs and genetic researchers, sickle cell disease is widespread in many tribal groups of India, especially amon ...

Tharu tribals face higher rates of thalassemia (22-24%) and sickle cell anaemia (60%) than the general population, prompting a medical camp for 2 lakh people.

Often when we feel shortness of breath after light physical activity, we dismiss it as fatigue or tiredness. But it can ...

The first patient has been enrolled in a Phase 1 trial by the NHLBI that's evaluating fostamatinib as a treatment for sickle ...

New gene therapies could transform sickle cell treatment forever. A future without pain crises or hospitalizations may finally be within reach.

A combination treatment has shown promise for treating a rare blood disease, according to a clinical trial published in the journal Blood.