sickle cell disease

Feb 01, 2022

Immunocore Receives FDA Approval for the First Uveal Melanoma Treatment, As Well As the First T-cell Receptor Therapeutics Uveal Melanoma, an aggressive eye cancer, has proven to be a tough nut to crack for researchers seeking a cure. However, with the approval of a new treatment, those with the disorder will ha...

Dec 19, 2019

Global Therapeutics and Syros Pharmaceuticals have teamed up to move forward to discover, develop and market novel Sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia therapies.  Inherited blood disorders affect millions of people worldwide. As per NIH, Sickle cell disease affects around 70,000 to 80,000 Americans, wh...

Nov 27, 2019

Sickle cell disease is a haematological, genetic disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. According to the NIH, “Sickle cell disease is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States, affecting 70,000 to 80,000 Americans’’. The estimates are somewhat similar to that of CDC’s according t...

Jun 19, 2019

World Sickle Cell Day World Sickle Cell Day is observed on 19 June every year to promote public awareness regarding sickle cell disease and its treatment methods. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited genetic abnormality of haemoglobin. This causes stuck in small blood vessels, which can decrease blood flow ...

Dec 30, 2014

Gene Therapy to “target” Hematological disorders! About Hematological disorders Hematology is the study of blood in health and disease. It includes problems with the red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, blood vessels, bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and the proteins involved in bleeding and clotting (h...