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Study links chronic sickle cell pain to gut microbial imbalance
Researchers have found a clear connection between chronic sickle cell disease pain and the bacteria present in the gastrointestinal tract. The team alleviated chronic pain by transplanting bacteria from the feces of healthy mice into the digestive tract of sickle cell animals.
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Sickle cell raises COVID-19 risk, but vaccination lags
Adults with sickle cell disease around half as likely to have had initial doses as people without sickle cell disease, a study in Michigan shows.