This difference in shape means red blood cells can block your blood flow in different body parts, causing episodes of severe pain called sickle cell crises. [1] Because incorrectly shaped blood ...

People with sickle cell disease produce misshapen red blood cells that can block blood flow to the rest of the body. Many studies, including one published in America’s National Library of Medicine, ...

The first healthy volunteer has been dosed in a Phase 1 study of Cellarity's novel globin-switching therapy CLY-124 for ...

The condition results in abnormal haemoglobin, causing the red blood cells to become rigid and ‘sickle’ in shape. These cells ...