Esther Nkemakolam runs her fingers through kinetic sand and sings a “Moana” song as UPMC Children’s Hospital nurse Taylor ...

Feb. 26, 2025 — Researchers investigating the role of the protein CD44 in obesity and metabolic health found that CD44-deficient mice stayed lean even on a high-fat diet, while the control mice ...

More than one hundred children have been sickened due to the Texas measles outbreak. NBC News' Erika Edwards reports on the ...

Here in the Pacific Northwest, the situation is no different. We’re one mass-tragedy away from a blood supply crisis, ...

Sickle cell anemia, also called drepanocytosis, is a blood disorder or hemoglobin disorder that changes the shape of red blood cells. The abnormally shaped red blood cells interfere with the delivery ...

Three key players share the story of how fundamental discoveries in the laboratory became a first-of-its-kind therapy that promises to have a monumental impact on sickle cell disease patients around ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Medical University of South Carolina is expanding its access to state-supported Sickle Cell programs for “warriors,” or patients battling the disease. The medical ...

More information: Chao Xia et al, ChromTR: chromosome detection in raw metaphase cell images via deformable transformers, Frontiers of Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s11684-024-1098-y ...

A groundbreaking new gene therapy for sickle cell patients is now being rolled out for use on the NHS in England, as ITV News' Health Correspondent Rebecca Barry reports A £1.65 million treatment ...

Join us as we take a few moments to relax and enjoy the beauty of Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight through the stunning images you have sent us this week.