Abstract
Sickle cell is a hereditary disorder that affects roughly one out of 500 African Americans in the United States alone; one can only assume the statistics of those affected outside the U.S.A. Because of the sickled shape of the cells, passing through the veins cause chronic pain and low oxygen levels, making basic activities difficult. Researching methods to relieve these symptoms would positively change the way sickle cell patients live their lives. This investigation required an approach at different angles because one method cannot accomplish such a difficult goal. Angles approached included sickle cell’s relation to other blood diseases in terms of treatments, the symptoms of the disease to find the main problem (red blood cells); after underlying the problem, researching affects and ways to alter the effects on the disease with supporting evidence such as an interview, lab experiments, and scholarly articles. Through investigation, preserving blood from people with sickle cell disease or trait will relieve major symptoms affecting patients. Because sickle cell is hereditary, cures are difficult to discover; as much of the damage has already begun before a person is diagnosed with the disease. The difficulty of the task at hand requires even more in depth research described in this paper. The proposed solution, after modification and testing has the potential to relieve chronic pain, and restore oxygen levels to a healthy level. If proved unsuccessful, it would still provide openings for new experiments and topics to investigate.
Research Paper: How can you prolong the life of a red blood cell? | |
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