Sickle cell anemia is a worldwide public health problem of major concern, and good medical management will afford the best prognosis.

Jan 10, 2011 - Michael Koger

Sickle cell disease is the result of mutations in the HBB gene, and has an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern.

Apr 3, 2010 - Barbara Melville

Sickle cell anemia is deformed red blood cells because of inadequate oxygen. This can be prevented or controlled with nutrients that keep the hemoglobin healthy.

Nov 25, 2008 - Kathleen Beisel

Sickle cell anemia has many symptoms that can affect every system. However, individuals with this disease do not get severe or fatal malaria infections.

Jun 28, 2010 - Noreen Kassem

Sickle cell anemia is a chronic, inherited blood disorder that causes a range of symptoms in the body. This disease is incurable but can be treated.

Jun 23, 2010 - Noreen Kassem

Parkinson's disease, caused by the degeneration of dopamine producing cells, may be among the first conditions to be successfully treated using stem cells.

Jul 6, 2011 - Zoe Bianchi

Using a mouse animal model, French researchers reveals the unexpected involvement of a particular class of immune cells in the development of Parkinson's disease.

Jan 2, 2009 - Cecile Le Page

A large percentage of stem cells exist in the bone marrow. A person also has a few that cycle from the marrow into the bloodstream from time to time.

May 19, 2009 - Naheed Ali

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are a group of prion diseases which may affect humans or animals.

Mar 31, 2012 - Michael Koger

Embryonic stem cell research is ongoing, but has ethical issues. Adult stem cells offer new possibilities, i.e. give them embryonic-like traits, but bring new questions

Jan 15, 2009 - Peggy Williams

Genetic disorders afflict millions and are caused either by inherited or acquired DNA mutations. This article outlines some ways human cells have for fighting DNA damage.

Sep 6, 2009 - Andre Tartar

Umbilical cord blood is easy to harvest. The stem cells found in this blood can now be used to treat over 40 diseases. This article includes a list of those diseases.

Apr 26, 2007 - Philippa Rowlands

Germ Theory is the concept that microorganisms can cause disease, and this theory is the foundation of modern medicine. Here is a summary of some key discoveries.

Oct 29, 2007 - Tami Port

Germ Theory is the concept that microorganisms can cause disease, and this theory is the foundation of modern medicine. Here is a summary of some key discoveries.

Oct 29, 2007 - Tami Port

It is rare not to develop osteoarthritis at some stage in our lives. There is no known cure for it but you can slow down the process.

Mar 27, 2012 - Sandra Markcrow

The work of both Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch established conclusively that microorganisms are the cause of infectious diseases.

Apr 22, 2012 - Zoe Bianchi

The red blood cell has a defined shape, structure and appearance. Hemoglobin inside RBCs may become abnormal and cause thalassemia or RBC disease.

Feb 27, 2011 - Donald Reinhardt

Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease is a hereditary transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in humans.

Apr 21, 2012 - Michael Koger

Besides sildenafil (Viagra), the newer drugs vardenafil (Levitra) and taldalafil (Cialis) have been found to offer benefits in Raynaud's disorders.

Mar 28, 2012 - Elaine Moore

Mutations in the mitochondrial DNA can reduce the function of the mitochondrion, the power house of the cell, resulting in metabolic syndromes and disorders of metabolism

Jun 7, 2008 - Tamara Golden