NHS Scotland has approved a one-time CRISPR gene therapy for severe sickle cell disease, offering durable reduction in ...

Medicaid is doing a novel payment system for the new, promising and expensive sickle cell treatment. It may become a model ...

GLP-1 receptor agonist use appeared linked to significantly reduced all-cause mortality among people with sickle cell disease ...

In order to reprogram readily available cells into specific immune cells that fight various diseases, one must know the ...

Memantine, a long-approved and cost-effective drug used to treat Alzheimer's disease, could also benefit patients with sickle ...

If you or someone you know has sickle cell disease (SCD), you may have heard of Lyfgenia, one of two gene therapies approved for this condition. Gene therapies are the only treatments for SCD that can ...

Lauren Pastrana is the co-anchor of CBS4 News weeknights at 5, 6, 7 and 11 p.m. She joined CBS Miami in April 2012 as a reporter. She is an Emmy-nominated, multimedia journalist with experience in ...

Chinese researchers have developed a new stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease which reportedly provides rapid ...

A new study led by researchers at UTHealth Houston investigated both gene expression and regulation at single cell levels to reveal disruptions in gene function in three brain regions of patients with ...

Silent cells deep in your spinal cord may hold a surprising key to healing after devastating injuries and brain disease. A ...