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Bone marrow transplant in teen years may lower stroke risk in SCD
Undergoing a bone marrow transplant during adolescence, but not in adulthood, may lower the risk of stroke with SCD, a mouse ...
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Navigating sex and intimacy with a chronic illness like sickle cell disease
A chronic illness like sickle cell disease can create various challenges when it comes to sex. Columnist Mary Shaniqua shares ...
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The too-unspoken struggle: Constipation and sickle cell disease
Columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye describes her childhood with the constipation that can come with sickle cell, as well as how she ...
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New stem cell transplant approach offers potential sickle cell cure
A new stem cell transplant type was effective for most patients in a clinical trial, pointing to its use as a potential ...
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Incidence of sickle cell disease complications rise in cold weather
The incidence of vaso-occlusive episodes and acute chest syndrome in children with sickle cell disease is higher from January ...
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Targeting type-1 interferons may help reduce SCD inflammation
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with enhanced immune B-cell responses and the production of self-reactive antibodies that target and destroy red blood cells, according to data from a mouse ...