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âIn addition, research into rare diseases teaches us fundamental mechanisms of human biology and disease, often applicable to more prevalent disorders.â. Novartis scientists have investigated treatments for more than 40 rare diseases.
1 Bone marrow transplants can cure sickle cell disease in some patients. 2  Research on the condition has advanced other areas of medicine including genetics and molecular biology. 3  Researchers have learned that periodic blood transfusions in children at high risk of stroke help reduce the risk of having a first stroke.he NHLBI and Sickle Cell Disease. 1  The NHLBI has researched sickle cell disease since its founding as the National Heart Institute in 1948. 2  Since 1972, when the National Sickle Cell Anemia Control act was passed, the NHLBI has spent more than $1 billion researching the condition.