"Are you sitting?" he asked somberly. I sank slowly into a chair knowing what he was about to share. My 2-week old had tested positive for sickle cell disease, a life-threatening genetic condition ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Sickle cell is an inherited disorder caused by abnormal hemoglobin. [Courtesy] It could soon be possible for ...

A new study has found older-looking brains in adults with sickle cell disease, helping to explain the cognitive challenges experienced by such individuals. A brain image from a healthy individual ...

Individuals with sickle cell disease – a chronic illness where misshapen, sticky blood cells clump together, reducing oxygen delivery to organs – are at a higher risk for stroke and resulting ...