27th February 2020 will go down in the history books as the day Nigeria succumbed to record its very first confirmed case of the 2019 coronavirus “COVID-19” throwing the nation into uncertainty, fear and turmoil. …
‘B Positive’ campaign Powered by NHS and MOBO Awards
NHS Blood and Transplant have teamed up with the MOBO Awards to launch the ‘B Positive’ campaign. The focal point of the campaign is a 60 strong choir who are performing at various events and locations….…
Experimental gene-editing approach holds promise for curing sickle cell disease
he notion of altering a person’s genes to cure disease used to be the stuff of science fiction. But gene editing experiments aimed at the genetic disorder that causes sickle cell disease are now making their way from the laboratory to clinical trials….…
Introducing a new point of care test for sickle cell disease
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Introducing a new point of care test for sickle cell disease.…
Living with sickle cell anemia
Doctors hope a recent medical breakthrough could lead to a cure for sickle cell anemia, an inherited condition that can cause crippling pain and shortened lifespans for the estimated quarter million babies born with it each year.…
Sickle-Cell Patients See Hope in CRISPR
The disease may be among the first to be treated with the novel gene-editing tool.…