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CT Up Close: Students with sickle cell disease share key takeaways from visit to NASA space center

CONNECTICUT (WTNH) - Last month, about 20 local students with sickle cell disease traveled to NASA's Goddard Space Center in Maryland to learn more about STEM careers and what they can accomplish in the future.

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Affordable stroke-risk screening could save the lives of many children in sub-Saharan Africa with sickle cell disease

Sickle cell disease causes lower oxygen levels and abnormal blood flow in the brain, which can lead to a stroke. New research into noninvasive screening methods could help reduce the risk.

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Experts talk about uncommon diseases on 'Rare Disease Day'

"Imagine if you're the only patient that has this disorder. No one knows how to pronounce it. No one knows anything about it," Dr. Kathleen Elliott, Hematologist and Oncologist, with Novant Health Cancer Institute said.

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Higher COVID-19 death risk found in sickle cell disease and trait patients

UdeM's Stéphanie Forté and co-researchers in Canada and Brazil have shown how people with sickle cell disease or sickle cell trait have a higher chance of dying from COVID-19 than the general population.

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Local sickle cell foundation hosts blood drive

To prepare for her first time donating blood, Carmen Smith ate two sausage McGriddles from McDonald's.

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Fort Wayne sickle cell foundation hosts blood drive

To prepare for her first time donating blood, Carmen Smith ate two sausage McGriddles from McDonald's.

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The story of Jade and Lena, friends who refused to let sickle cell win

100,000 Americans live with sickle cell disease a chronic blood condition that primarily affects Black people. Red blood cells become rigid, blocking blood flow to the rest of the body. The pain is excruciating. Left unchecked, the disease can cause complications like stroke, kidney disease, blood clots and organ failure.

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Breakthrough gene therapy method utilizes bird retrotransposon for safe gene insertion

The recent approval of a CRISPR-Cas9 therapy for sickle cell disease demonstrates that gene editing tools can do a superb job knocking out genes to cure hereditary disease.

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What is sickle cell anemia? Know its causes, types, symptoms and treatment

Sickle cell anemia symptoms typically start to show up at six months of age. They differ from person to person and are subject to change.

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