The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) have entered into a “landmark” collaboration to co-fund and help speed the development of cell and gene therapies to cure sickle cell disease (SCD), according to a press release.
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Findings on Abnormal Hemoglobin Assembly Could Lead to Lower-Dose SCD Medications, Researchers Say
A study of sickle cell disease (SCD) at the molecular level found abnormal hemoglobin molecules assemble much faster and less efficiently than previously thought — findings that could lead to the development of new treatments. The researchers said better understanding of the assembly process is the first step toward…
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Holistic Treatment Approach May Help Heal Long-Lasting SCD-Related Skin Ulcers, Case Report Shows
A newly developed treatment approach, known by the acronym SICKLE, was shown to be a safe strategy to manage and treat long-lasting sickle cell disease-related ulcers in a case report. This holistic approach was able to heal skin wounds, which had not responded to prior standard treatments, within six months. The…
More people search for information on sickle cell disease (SCD) during winter than summer, indicating seasonal changes in symptom flare-ups, an analysis of Google search queries shows. Findings were published in the study, “Seasonal manifestations of sickle cell disease activity,” in the journal Nature Medicine. In SCD,…
With an estimated 1.37 billion inhabitants, India will likely surpass China in five years as the world’s most populous country. That also means it will have more rare-disease patients than any nation. It already has more than twice as many as the 28-member European Union. Harsha K. Rajasimha, a genomics…
In an effort to raise awareness about the latest in sickle cell disease therapy, Emmy award-winning National Football League (NFL) broadcaster Solomon Wilcots has partnered with biopharmaceutical company Emmaus Life Sciences to launch “Sideline Sickle Cell.” The educational campaign targets the sickle cell disease (SCD) community —…
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Loma Linda Hospital ‘Effecively Cures’ Girl Using Stem Cells Transplanted from Dad, Report Says
Clinicians at the Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital successfully performed that institute’s first stem cell transplant, and report having “effectively cured” a girl with sickle cell disease (SCD). “She is now disease free and can…
Sickle cell disease patients experience silent strokes in the deep white matter of the brain that is prone to low oxygen supply, a brain-mapping study shows. The study, “Silent infarcts in sickle cell disease occur in the border zone region and are associated with low cerebral…
Abnormal sickle-shaped red blood cells characteristic of sickle cell disease (SCD) change the structure and dynamics of blood clots’ formations in veins, a study in mice and human blood shows. Such changes may explain why SCD patients are at higher risk for venous thromboembolisms. The study with those findings, “…
The Green Park Collaborative (GPC) is working with the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (SCDAA) to develop a consensus of desired outcomes to be used in clinical studies evaluating new treatments for sickle cell disease (SCD). The project, named coreSCD, aims to deliver a list of recommendations on…
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