Victoria Gray spent 34 years battling the debilitating pain of sickle cell disease. Then she volunteered to be the world's first "prototype" for a CRISPR therapy, based on technology invented at UC ...

A new CRISPR breakthrough shows scientists can turn genes back on without cutting DNA, by removing chemical tags that act ...

A new CRISPR approach can control genes without cutting DNA, opening a safer path for treating genetic diseases. A newly ...

Helen M. Ranney, 89, a physician who was among the first to explore the genetics of sickle-cell disease and scored a number of firsts for women in her profession, including being the first to head a ...

People are often encouraged to “know their status,” however this healthy habit can be applied to more than just safe-sex practices. Although they are not the only community who suffers with sickle ...

(CNN) — At age 45, Dr. Lakiea Bailey said, she was the oldest person with sickle cell anemia that she knew. The executive director of the nonprofit patient advocacy group the Sickle Cell Consortium ...

Sickle cell disease refers to a group of genetic diseases that impact a protein that ferries oxygen through the blood. That protein is called hemoglobin, and in sickle cell disease, aberrant ...

Sickle cell anemia is an inherited condition that impacts red blood cells. It can cause a variety of symptoms, which may include anemia, infections, and blockages in blood vessels. Sickle cell disease ...