A cacophony of barking alerts me to the cardboard box delivered to my front door. Packed inside is a single sheet of white corrugated plastic folded into what looks like a large suitcase. My canine ...

In pregnant women with sickle cell disease, the risk of developing early-onset preeclampsia can be determined by measuring levels of a protein associated with placental function and development. These ...

Placental growth factor (PGF) levels below 100 pg/mL demonstrate 100% sensitivity and specificity for early-onset preeclampsia at 20-24 weeks gestation in pregnancies complicated by sickle cell ...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has confirmed a suspension notice for Oxbryta (voxelotor, Pfizer), which is used to treat sickle cell disease (SCD). The medicines regulator said that a higher rate ...

A new 3-D printing technique can create paper-thin "magnetic muscles," which can be applied to origami structures to make them move. By infusing rubber-like elastomers with materials called ...

The battle against sickle cell disease is facing headwinds in the Lango Sub-region because few couples conduct tests for the ailment before marriage and having children, health experts have said.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia reported substantial improvements in quality of life ...

In pregnant women with sickle cell disease, the risk of developing early-onset preeclampsia can be determined by measuring levels of a protein associated with placental function and development. These ...

That her parents named her Vida — Spanish for "life" — is no coincidence. She's the reason 7-year-old Alessia is playing at home — instead of lying in a hospital bed, fighting the painful and ...

“Prevention is better than cure,” they say. But what happens when prevention is no longer enough, when we have crossed that line and are left face to face with the painful reality of a disease that ...

A 30-year-old man died after his friend attacked him with a sickle over failure to repay Rs 2,000 in Karnataka on Sunday night. The victim, Manjunath Gowdar, had reportedly borrowed Rs 2,000 from his ...

Mary Sickler is not just walking for the Miss USA crown; she’s walking for every woman who’s ever questioned her beauty. During Wednesday night’s preliminary round in Reno, Nevada, the 22-year-old ...