Research and Development

Sickle Cell Disorders are a group of genetic diseases that affect the red blood cells of people with the condition. They can cause bouts of extreme pain and can cause permanent damage to many different organs. 
There are however, ways to make living with sickle cell easier. The pages below should answer many of your questions and provide useful information about the condition. Click on text to select page

 

Times Article - Sickle Cell Disease is spreading...

Regional Support Care Project - Impace Assessment

Death in Custody

Deaths Unexplained

SCAD

Sickle Cell Around the World

The Politics of Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia - Book Review

A Vaccine Substitute for Penicillin? - WYETH'S PREVENAR

Licenced and Unlicenced Medicines

Hydroxyurea in children with sickle cell disease

Massage Therapy in the Treatment and Management of Sickle Cell Anaemia

The lack of key neuropsychology service provision for sickle cell children

Sickle cell anemia and S-thalassemia in Sicilian children

European Haemoglobinopathy Registry

Reproductive Decision Making in Women with Sickle Cell Trait

Cognitive Therapy for the Management of Sickle Cell Disease Pain

New Treatment Strategies For Sickle Cell Disease

A Psychological Approach to Managing Sickle Cell Disease and Pain

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Sickle Cell Patients - Focus Groups Report

Sexual Experiences in Men with Sickle Cell Disease - a Phenomenological Enquiry

Why is Blood from Afro-Caribbean Donors Special?

Living with Sickle Pain

Living with Sickle Cell

Pain Management & Sickle Cell Sufferers

'Living With Sickle Pain' Research Project: Feedback Session for Participants

The Combined Contraceptive Pill and Women with Sickle Cell Disorders