The Life of a Sickle Cell Warrior.
By Aisha Salaudeen, CNN Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)First date questions in many parts of the world usually revolve around hobbies or favorite TV shows. But in Nigeria, the first date conversation is more likely to be about your DNA than if you watch ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ or where you like to vacation.Many...
Source: Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (GBT) (NASDAQ: GBT), in partnership with sickle cell community-based organizations (CBOs), today announced the launch of Sickle Cell Speaks, a national campaign focused on breaking down stigmas associated with sickle cell disease...
Mary Chapman BY MARY CHAPMAN IN NEWS. The Sickle Cell Disease Association of Illinois (SCDAI) announced plans to hold its 45th Annual 8K Walk/Jog/Bike-A-Thon on July 20, continuing the group’s longstanding efforts to raise funds and disease awareness. Rain or shine, the event will take place starting at 8 a.m. along the shores of...
BY PATRICIA INACIO, PHD IN NEWS. Treatment with hydroxyurea since early infancy, starting at the age of one, is effective and safe at preventing sickle cell disease (SCD) complications, a follow-up study has found. The study “Prospective longitudinal follow-up of children with sickle cell disease treated with hydroxyurea since infancy” was published in journal Pediatric Blood and...
BY PATRICIA INACIO, PHD Adults with sickle cell disease score worse than their healthy, unaffected siblings on cognitive tests, despite treatment with hydroxyurea, a study reports. The study “Neurocognitive functioning in symptomatic adults with sickle cell disease: A description and comparison with unaffected siblings” was published in the journal Neuropsychological Rehabilitation.Children and adults with sickle cell...
by The Eagle OnlineMay 2, 2019 Leading pay-television provider, MultiChoice Nigeria, has announced its sponsorship of the 2019 Sickle Cell Genetic Counseling workshop, organised by the Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria. The workshop, which began on 29 April and ends on 10 May, will hold at the National Sickle Cell Centre, Idi...
By Raymond Ozoji -May 6, 2019 AWKA – Following the passage of the bill for the control and eradication of sickle cell anaemia into law in Anambra State, the state government may in no distant time commence the establishment of sickle clinics in all the 21 local government areas as well as general...
BY ANA PENA MAY 7, 2019 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. The agreement was created under the National Institutes...
BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORK MAY 02, 2019 In the bid to reduce the number of sickle cell patients in the state, the Anambra State House of Assembly has passed a bill that makes genotype test compulsory before marriage. The bill, which was sponsored by Charles Ezeani, member representing Anaocha II...
By TVCN April 30, 2019. Gene therapy scientists are moving closer to finding a cure for sickle cell disease. Some scientists in the united states have unveiled results of a small clinical trial and if all goes well, it could mean an effective “cure” for sickle cell anemia. Leukemia, Lymphoma...
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