In the last few months, schools all over the country have closed because of outbreaks of norovirus. Also known as stomach flu ...

Caregiving can take many forms, often requiring a profound shift in daily life. While navigating a disease is an immense challenge for patients, managing the emotional, logistical and personal burdens ...

People with sickle cell disease often struggle with memory, focus, learning and problem solving, setting them back in ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Emory Moore, a 12-year-old treated at Brenner Children’s Hospital for sickle cell disease, received a special day with the Wake Forest basketball team. Despite her diagnosis, ...

Human populations that left Africa evolved quickly whereas Neanderthals stayed the same, according to an analysis of blood ...

Rigel has enrolled the first subject in a Phase I trial of its oral spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor, fostamatinib, to ...

Ozone (O3) exposure may reduce the availability of oxygen in the body, resulting in arterial stiffening due to the body’s natural response to create more red blood cells and hemoglobin, according to a ...

Novo Nordisk is opening a new front in its fight against sickle cell disease, inking a deal with IMMvention Therapeutix to co ...

IMMvention Therapeutix, Inc., a Durham early-stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing human ...

Fatty liver disease, or hepatic steatosis, occurs when excess fat accumulates in liver cells. Commonly associated with ...

DARPA wants to know if modifying red blood cells can help warfighters "operate more effectively in dangerous or extreme ...