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Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle Cell Anemia is a blood disease that shortens life expectancy. If you have sickle cell disease, your red blood cells are crescent or "sickle" shaped. These cells do not bend and move easily and can block blood flow to the rest of your body.
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DEC 10, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Sickle cell disease refers to a group of genetic diseases that impact a protein that ferries oxygen through the blood. T ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2024Genetics & Genomics
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There is little doubt that since it was created, the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system has been revolutionary in the resea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
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Sickle cell disease affects approximately 100,000 Americans. Currently, the only available cure for the disease is a cos ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Over the next four years, the National Institutes of Health and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plan to each inves ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 22, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
A new technique enables researchers to target and modify one base pair out of billions, and could correct disease-causin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2019Technology
A team of Brown University researchers has developed a new computer model that simulates the way red blood cells become ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Many human diseases can be traced back to genetic mutations, and researchers are beginning to find ways to correct those ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2019Health & Medicine
The Pennsylvania Department of Health added anxiety disorders and Tourette's syndrome to a rather short list of heal ...JUN 20, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
UConn School of Medicine researchers report that an investigational drug used for treating for the sickle cell disease h ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 08, 2019Cardiology
Of all the blood disorders, anemia is the most common. According to The Heart Lung and Blood Institute, it affects over ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAR 02, 2019Videos
In theory, curing a genetic disease is as simple as fixing the genetic mutation that causes it. But that's far easier sa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 21, 2019Videos
Gene therapy continues to advance rapidly with new technology since 2008. It is a promising therapeutic avenue in medici ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 05, 2018Videos
More than 90,000 Americans and millions of people around the world have SCA.Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Sickle cell disease refers to a group of genetic diseases that impact a protein that ferries oxygen through the blood. T
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR gene editing tool was developed about a decade ago, and since then it has transformed research in the life sc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2023
Immunology
A gene editing tool using a system known as CRISPR-Cas9 has recently been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrat
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
NOV 22, 2023
Immunology
Individuals with genetic diseases have an increased chance of lower quality of life. However, a new technology has been
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAR 08, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
The World Health Organization has maintained the status of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) as a public health emergen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A human trial of a CRISPR therapy was recently halted for adverse events. But the technology has tremendous potential to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2022
Cancer
Tuesday, March 8, 2022, marks International Women’s Day, a holiday to celebrate the contributions of women across
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 02, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There is little doubt that since it was created, the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system has been revolutionary in the resea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some diseases, like sickle-cell anemia and familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are due to errors in only a single let
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Errors in genes can cause serious diseases. Some of those errors are large, while others are due to a change in only one
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2020
Technology
New research shows that by just using your smartphone you can get a diagnosis for oxygen levels in your blood. How so? S
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers screened thousands of target molecules to find the most effective targets, and have made their data openly a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Smoking marijuana is known to have multiple side effects. From getting the munchies to paranoia and memory problems, it
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 18, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Sickle cell disease affects approximately 100,000 Americans. Currently, the only available cure for the disease is a cos
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Over the next four years, the National Institutes of Health and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plan to each inves
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 22, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new technique enables researchers to target and modify one base pair out of billions, and could correct disease-causin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2019
Technology
A team of Brown University researchers has developed a new computer model that simulates the way red blood cells become
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Many human diseases can be traced back to genetic mutations, and researchers are beginning to find ways to correct those
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2019
Health & Medicine
The Pennsylvania Department of Health added anxiety disorders and Tourette's syndrome to a rather short list of heal
...
JUN 20, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
UConn School of Medicine researchers report that an investigational drug used for treating for the sickle cell disease h
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 08, 2019
Cardiology
Of all the blood disorders, anemia is the most common. According to The Heart Lung and Blood Institute, it affects over
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAR 02, 2019
Videos
In theory, curing a genetic disease is as simple as fixing the genetic mutation that causes it. But that's far easier sa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2019
Videos
Gene therapy continues to advance rapidly with new technology since 2008. It is a promising therapeutic avenue in medici
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 05, 2018
Videos
More than 90,000 Americans and millions of people around the world have SCA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch