Timea Polgar,  —

A new research study has determined that body measurements (anthropometric variables) of children with sickle cell anemia are usually smaller than healthy children. The research study, “Body mass index and other anthropometric variables in children with sickle cell anemia,” was published in Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. Sickle…

Sickle cell anemia (SCA), one of the most common hemoglobinopathies, is caused by a mutation in the β-globin gene. In a new research study, the hemorheological and hematological parameters in men suffering from SCA and priapism — a persistent and potentially painful state of penile erection — were investigated.