From basic pleats to complex interlocking folds, origami could deliver better fitting, more comfortable, and more stylish face coverings.

A study published in Nature Communications presents a way to create deployable structures that transform from compact folded states into expansive configurations with perfectly smooth surfaces.

The Coalition of Sickle Cell Non-Governmental Organisations (CSCN) has called for intensified efforts to eradicate sickle cell disorder (SCD) in Nigeria. The appeal was made during the ...

A patient on Long Island is the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia, doctors say.

Aaron Scott, of Fayetteville, is the first in North Carolina to receive a new FDA-approved therapy which uses the patient's own cells to relieve the pain of sickle cell disease.

Discover effective strategies to minimize sickle cell pain crises and avoid hospitalizations. Leading hematologists share practical approaches for better disease management.

Using an approach called DNA origami, scientists at Caltech have developed a technique that could lead to cheaper, reusable biomarker sensors for quickly detecting proteins in bodily fluids ...

The Medical University of South Carolina is expanding its access to state-supported Sickle Cell programs for “warriors,” or patients battling the disease.

Sickle cell disease patients are dependent on transfusions of healthy red blood cells – over time this causes complications of its own.

Y Combinator's fastest-growing startup Origami Agents raised $2M to build AI research tools that help sales teams find perfect customers.

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is enrolling patients in an innovative clinical trial that seeks to cure sickle cell disease. The trial is the first in the U.S. to apply non-viral CRISPR-Cas9 ...

A person inherits sickle cell disease when they receive two sickle cell genes, one from each parent. Learn who can inherit this condition and how it passes from parents to children.