Researchers described a promising new approach for using gene therapy to treat sickle cell disease in the journal Human Gene ... and sub-tropical regions where malaria is or was common.

Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine are providing medication and other aid to fight sickle cell disease ...

The lab can detect sickle cell disease in fetuses, enabling early intervention and reducing the burden of new cases. Sickle cell anaemia, an incurable genetic disorder, affects thousands in the ...

In terms of Malaria ... Sickle Cell Anemia Elimination Mission, launched in 2023, has screened over 2.61 crore individuals in tribal areas, working toward the goal of eliminating sickle cell ...

In 2021, malaria ... Sickle Cell Anemia Elimination Mission, launched in 2023, has screened over 2.61 crore individuals in tribal areas, working toward the goal of eliminating sickle cell disease ...

was the main complication observed in pregnant women with sickle cell disease during pregnancy (26%). Regarding the complications common to the 2 groups of pregnant women, urinary tract infections (18 ...

Individuals with sickle cell trait do not show any symptoms compared to those with sickle cell disease. Moreover, they show partial resistance to malaria as malarial parasites (Plasmodium) find it ...

The R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine offers the highest efficacy in the history of malaria vaccine development as reported by Mehreen Datoo and colleagues.1 The potential for saving the lives of African ...

We thank the authors for their interest in our paper, and their queries. In response to Yue Li and Guangsen Liu, given the current situation of malaria deaths and cases increasing in recent years,1 it ...

was the main complication observed in pregnant women with sickle cell disease during pregnancy (26%). Regarding the complications common to the 2 groups of pregnant women, urinary tract infections (18 ...