Thousands of years ago, a special child was born in the Sahara. At the time, this was not a desert; it was a green belt of savannas, woodlands, lakes and rivers. Bands of hunter-gatherers thrived ...

PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Researchers from Hemex Health, Medtronic plc, Case Western Reserve University, and the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s International ...

In the small, single-room house of the Vadakottathara Iruala settlement in Attappadi, seven-year-old Amritalakshmi’s smiling photograph now rests where she once slept beside her siblings.

Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world and causes long-term adverse consequences in children. However, concerns remain about the safety of iron supplements, ...

The Nyanza region has long been known for its high malaria burden. But it now faces another serious health challenge — Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) — which has taken root, especially in Kisumu County.

Five seemingly unconnected Black and ethnic minority Londoners discover they have superpowers in the hit Netflix series "Supacell". The link between them? They all suffer from sickle cell anaemia, a ...

We examine the effect of malaria on economic development in Africa over the very long run. Using data on the prevalence of the mutation that causes sickle cell disease, we measure the impact of ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited disorder that affects over 100,000 people in the United States, according to the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, of that number, the Centers for ...

Zinc for Infection Prevention in Sickle Cell Anemia study leaders Chandy John, far left; Ruth Namazzi, second from right; and Robert Opoka, far right; with Justin Brown, second from left, and Aaron ...

MINNEAPOLIS --Sickle cell anemia is a painful condition that can make you feel like you are on fire. It's a life-long disease that is diagnosed in 1 in 365 African American babies. Isaac Kawonise is a ...