White blood cells, especially monocytes, may underlie the breathing difficulties affecting children with sickle cell disease (SCD), a small…
Articles by Patricia Inácio, PhD
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will each invest $100 million…
Enhanced parenting skills, including attentive listening and engaging in conversations, may help improve cognitive functioning in children with sickle…
Caraphenol A — a small molecule closely related to a natural compound called resveratrol, which is produced by red grapes…
A newly designed viral vector — the vehicle that delivers a gene therapy to a patient’s cells — for use…
A community town hall is set for Detroit to raise awareness about sickle cell disease, with a discussion about current…
A medication used to treat high blood pressure, called valsartan, may help decrease the stickiness of red blood cells…
An upcoming analysis by the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) will compare the clinical efficacy and economic…
African-Americans with sickle cell trait, carriers for sickle cell but without the disease, have no greater risk of cognitive decline…
Survival of sickle cell disease patients (SCD) with end-stage renal disease who undergo kidney transplant is significantly lower compared…