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Understanding Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the world's most common inherited blood disorders, affecting millions of people globally. In the United States, approximately 100,000 individuals live with the disease, with sickle cell disease occurring in about 1 in 365 Black or African American births. The condition is also prevalent in regions where malaria has historically been common, including sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, India, and parts of the Mediterranean.

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A nurse connecting tubes to a SCD patient's arm for a red blood cell exchange. © Life in View/Science Source

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Caused by a genetic mutation in hemoglobin, sickle cell disease transforms normally flexible red blood cells into rigid, crescent-shaped cells that can block blood flow and reduce oxygen delivery throughout the body. These blockages can lead to severe pain crises, anemia, infections, organ damage, stroke, and other life-threatening complications.

Advances in Treatment and Research

Recent advances in treatment have transformed patient care. New medications, improved supportive therapies, stem cell transplantation, and emerging gene-editing approaches offer hope for improved outcomes and, in some cases, a potential cure. Yet many patients continue to face significant health challenges, disparities in care, and limited access to advanced treatments.

As researchers continue to explore innovative therapies, clear and accurate communication remains essential for patients, healthcare professionals, educators, and the public.

The Importance of Accurate Medical Visuals

Genetics of Sickle Cell Disease

Chromosome 11, a normal blood cell, and a sickle cell. © Monica Schroeder/Science Source

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Sickle cell disease involves complex biological processes that can be difficult to explain through text alone. Authentic medical imagery helps audiences understand abnormal red blood cell morphology, vaso-occlusion, genetic inheritance, disease complications, diagnostic testing, and emerging treatments.

High quality visuals can improve engagement and comprehension in textbooks, patient education materials, healthcare marketing campaigns, pharmaceutical communications, news stories, and digital health platforms.

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Science Source provides a comprehensive collection of authentic, expertly captioned medical stock photography, illustrations, micrographs, and medical imaging related to sickle cell disease. Our content is created by medical photographers, scientific illustrators, and healthcare professionals, not generated by AI, ensuring the accuracy and credibility required for professional healthcare and educational use.

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Whether you are developing educational resources, reporting on advances in gene therapy, creating patient-facing materials, or illustrating scientific publications, Science Source offers trusted visual content that helps audiences better understand this complex genetic disorder.

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Sickle cells cannot move through small blood vessels causing blockages. © Tim Vernon/Science Source

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Link Between Sickle Cell and Strokes

Sickle cell patients are more prone to stroke. © Sue Seif/Science Source

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Psychology in Pictures

About fifty percent more people receive mental health treatment in the US today than twenty years ago. Psychiatric drug use has gradually increased since the 1980’s and the phrase ‘mental health’ has been used to solve problems as diverse as homicides and depression.

While its origins can be traced back to ancient times, modern psychology begins with Sigmund Freud attempting to understand the subconscious with his famous concepts of the id, ego and superego.

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Following him, Jean Piaget created his own stages of human development and discovered the milestone of object permanence among young children. Pavlov began behaviorism with his famous experiments with dogs.

The'“midlife crisis” appeared first in Carl Jung’s theory of archetypes connecting human experience with ideal structures called archetypes present in the myths of cultures all around the world.

With the rise of modern medicine, psychiatric drugs became widely used in the 20th century. Today 1 in 6 Americans use drugs to treat mental disorders ranging from ADD to bipolar disorder. Anti-depressant use has increased, showing some effectiveness among people with severe depression. Other patients may be affected by the “placebo effect” or the belief that something is working when it is not, adding yet another feature to the world of psychology.

As the study of the mind grows, photographers and illustrators are coming up with new ways of representing it with images. Science Source is a worldwide provider of scientific images, offering the latest in science images. For Pavlov’s dogs, Rorschach tests, Campos’ Visual cliff, and many more psychology images, click on the link below.

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Myasthenia Gravis, an Autoimmune Disease

Myasthenia Gravis is a rare disease - fewer than 200,000 cases per year in the United States.

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It is one of the numerous autoimmune diseases. There is no cure, but medications or surgery may help with the condition. The symptoms may last a year or a lifetime.

Visually obvious symptoms are a partial or full paralysis of the face. usually on one side. Droopy eyelids, lack of control of the eye, drooping mouth and lips. Additional common symptoms include weakness of arm or leg muscles, double vision, and difficulties with speech, chewing, swallowing, and breathing.

The cause is a malfunction of the nervous system. Often antibodies block the proper communication in the nervous system.

Experts believe the thymus gland is the source of these antibodies. People with Myasthenia gravis often have an enlarged thymus gland. Fatigue, stress, illness, surgery, and other factors play a role in the onset of symptoms.

In severe cases, the person may need assistance eating or breathing. If detected early, most people can regain enough strength to lead normal or almost normal lives.

Monkeypox Now in the United States, the UK and Europe

The world is just beginning to feel the Coronavirus pandemic loosen it grip when we have a new disease to be concerned with: Monkeypox.

What is Monkeypox? It is a viral infection - related to smallpox - that was first noticed in 1958 in research monkeys. The Democratic Republic of Congo recorded the first human case in 1970.

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Up until now, only cases appeared in people in or who had traveled from the DRC. who had traveled to the DRC. Now in May of 2022, new cases are coming to light - in people that have no connection to international travel.

In the past human to human transmission was extremely rare. The disease causes a skin rash with multiple large oozing blisters. Transmission could occur with the contact of the body fluids or linens contaminated with these fluids.

Animal transmission could occur through a bite, scratch or eating bush meat.

Scientists are now investigating whether the recent infections were transmitted from one human to another via sexual activity.

On the positive side, there is already a vaccine that is currently available to people who are at high risk of exposure, such as medical workers. And like the Coronavirus the best ways to prevent infection are to avoid contact with an infected person, infected animals, or any materials handled by an infected person or animal.

And wash your hands!

The Curious Case of Phineas Gage

Phineas Gage was an American railroad worker famous for surviving a renowned accident. An explosion drove a large iron rod, or tampering spike, entirely through his head, destroying much of his brain's left frontal lobe and blinding him in his left eye.

His injuries reportedly affected his personality and behavior over the remaining 12 years of his life‍. While some reports may have been exaggerated, the case of Phineas Gage remains one of the most famous in the history of Neuroscience.

See how his injury occurred in this 3d animation video.

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Mitosis Cell Division: Amazing Stock Science Footage

Mitosis happens when an animal cell divides resulting in two daughter cells that have the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent cell.

The stock science video below shows mitosis in an animal cell. Cells from a Chinese hamster ovary are shown undergoing mitosis, beginning with a cell spread on the substrate, followed by prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase, cytokinesis, and finally reattachment of the two daughter cells to the substrate. © SPL/Science Source

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The Most Famous Solvay Conference on Physics

Ernest Solvay founded the first Solvay Conference in 1911. It was a gathering of the most prestigious physicists and chemists worldwide. It is considered a turning point in modern physics.

The Fifth Solvay Conference is still heralded as a significant gathering of legendary physicists to discuss the challenges of the co-existence of classical physics theories and quantum physics theories.

Ernest Solvay was a chemist, international industrialist, and philanthropist. He made his fortune through the redevelopment of the Ammonia-Soda Process. This process creates sodium carbonate, which is used in manufacturing glass, detergent, and cleansers.

He established Solvay & Cie manufacturing plants worldwide, 70 of which are still in operation today.

The Fifth conference focused on Radiation and Quanta, and the scientists discussed both the divergent theories of classical physic and quantum physics.

The attendees included Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Paul Dirac, Erwin Schrödinger, and Werner Heisenberg.

The Solvay Conference is still considered a significant event in the world of physics and chemistry.

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American Heart Month: How the Heart Works

Did you know that your body houses millions of vessels that are circulating blood at this very moment? In fact, if all the blood vessels in the average adult were connected in one line from beginning to end, they would stretch 100,000 miles. The circulatory (or cardiovascular) system carries blood all throughout your body to transport nutrients, allow for essential body functions like breathing, and maintain an overall homeostasis.

Arteries, veins and capillaries are the three different types of blood vessels that make blood circulation possible. Veins transport deoxygenated or waste-rich blood that will eventually be filtered, and arteries carry the filtered, oxygenated blood. Capillaries are the middle man of blood circulation, as they enable the exchange of blood between arteries and veins.

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There are two types of blood circulation: pulmonary and systemic. Pulmonary circulation is the transportation of blood to the lungs so that the blood becomes oxygenated and can return to the heart. This oxygenated blood is then used within systemic circulation.

During systemic circulation, the heart pumps oxygenated blood out to the rest of the body through the arteries. Capillaries deoxygenate the blood by swapping out the oxygen with carbon dioxide, and they then deliver the deoxygenated blood to the veins. The veins carry the deoxygenated blood back to the heart to start the pulmonary cycle over again.

This intricate and elegant system is happening constantly within your body. Without it, you would have no digestive system or immune system, and even your hormones wouldn't be able to be expressed.

American Heart Month is a time for looking after our heart health. Staying healthy, hydrating, and exercising regularly can help ensure your heart stays healthy and everything in the bloodstream is flowing smoothly.

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Isaac Newton and Understanding Color

Newton was so devoted to understanding color that he poked himself in the eye one day - on purpose. He hoped to better understand the optics of colors and light.

He eventually figured out a safer and better means. He used a prism.

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In a dark room, he directed a ray of sunlight through a prism and saw that seven colors of light were transmitted out through the other side.

He then passed those through a second prism and saw that they did not divide further. He thus ascertained that white light was made up of seven colors.

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Isaac Newton (December 25, 1642 - March 20, 1727) was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian. His monograph "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica", published in 1687, lays the foundations for most of classical mechanics.

MLK day and African American History Footage

Celebrate MLK day with video montages documenting African American history. Start with a montage on John Brown (1800-1859), American abolitionist, and his raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859.

Then see the life of George Washington Carver (1864 - 1943), an African-American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor born into slavery.

View amazing photos from the Civil War and the march on Selma in the Civil Rights Movement. Remember the great artists and poets of the Harlem Renaissance and the Jazz musicians that still inspire music today. See how the cultural and political figures of the black community shaped American history and the world.

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Microscope Photos (SEMS) Make Unique Gifts for the Science Minded

The entire world has become more familiar with micrographs in the past 18 months, although you may not have realized it. During the pandemic, detailed photographs of the coronavirus appeared in newspapers, television, and everywhere online. They were taken by a particular device called a scanning electron microscope. The images are often referred to as SEMs for short.

As the name implies, the microscope uses a particle beam to detect electrons off the surface of specimens, which is then placed in a vacuum to create sharp images. Magnification ranges from 20x to 30,000x, spatial resolution of 50 -100nm.

Micrographs allow us to see critical details that may be useful in curing diseases, and they shows us the hidden beauty of everyday objects.

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A fine art print, a fun t-shirt, mug, or jigsaw puzzle of a micrograph will make a bold impression on anyone. Resembling abstract art, they’re great for people in the sciences, medicine, research, or just someone who enjoys nature. Discover what micrograph gifts you can make!

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Diversity in Health, Work, and Educational Stock Photos

The pandemic has caused a lot of suffering, but it has also brought something positive into the world; it has moved us toward realizing a truly global community.

Worldwide lockdowns pushed forward remote working, learning, and even medical consultations via video telecommunication systems. People who may not have encountered each other because they worked across the globe, the country, or even down the hall are now seeing one another and exchanging ideas.

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In America, discussions in the media and the Black Lives Matter protests further opened minds, not just to inequality in the black community, but to all diverse peoples, including Native Americans, Latinos, Asians, Indigenous Peoples, gay, lesbians, bi-sexuals, trans, women, and even the elderly.

While there are no easy answers, what’s significant is that people are talking about diversity and the world to come, which is the first step toward growth.

Science Source has provided images to you of diversity for decades. Not only do we have modern images of diversity in the workplace, home, family, school, doctors, hospitals, and business, we also have a library of retro and historical diversity stock content.

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Spark Imagination With Conceptual Images

We've all heard the phrase, " A picture is worth a thousand words." This is especially true when we want to express a concept or idea.

Conceptual illustrations can often communicate a mood, thought, feeling, or process more clearly than a literal depiction of an object, location, or person.

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They allow the viewer to engage their imagination, to become a part of the story, rather than a passive viewer.

Consider a few concepts: creativity, humanity, vision, value, stress, confusion, fun, enlightenment, understanding, joy, compassion, information, fear, or tranquility.

These days the use of creative illustrations may also serve to unify us by representing people without portraying specific race, sex, or color. It allows you to convey ideas about people and humanity more inclusively.

If you look around, you'll notice that this type of imagery is in everyday use, giving a very contemporary and modern look to advertising, book covers, magazine articles, and just about any place you would like an image to appear.

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You Are Never Alone When Follicle and Eyelash Mites Live on Your Face

You may not be aware that you have living creatures with you all the time. They’re called tiny mites and they live inside or near the hair follicles of your face.

Most of the mites are Demodex folliculorum and Demodex Brevis and are from the animal group Arachnida, which includes ticks, spiders, scorpions, and harvestmen. Their more familiar names though include eyelash mites, follicle mites, face mites, and skin mites.

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Although found all over the human body, they exist mainly on the face. D. brevis live in sebaceous glands of the hair follicles and D. folliculorum is found in the follicles themselves.

The mite have pin-shaped mouthparts for eating skin cells and skin oils. Since they avoid light, they usually crawl to a new location at night. They can be transferred from one person to another through contact with someone's hair, eyebrows, or sebaceous glands.

The eggs they lay inside your hair follicles or sebaceous glands hatch in a few days and become adults within a week.

It is rare for anyone to have an allergic reaction to them or even notice them at all. Scientists are not sure what purpose they serve on our skin, but they know that the older you are, the more mites you will have.

Researchers continue to investigate these tiny animals.

Space Travel: Then and Now

Entrepreneur, billionaire, Richard Branson reached sub-orbit last week in his new SpaceShipTwo. The trip marks his company, Virgin Galactic’s first entry into sub-orbit and showcases a remarkable new engineering feat, using a twin-fuselage booster plane at take off.

The company sees this as a landmark achievement in space travel with the potential of opening the world to space tourism.

Although Branson’s flight is impressive, it’s not the first time we’ve made it into orbit or sub-orbit. The famous space race started between the USA and the Soviet Union in the 1950’s. In 1961 The Soviet Union sent Yuri Gagarin into orbit and in the same year the US achieved this with Alan Shepard. John Glenn followed soon after, orbiting the Earth three times in 1962.

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The space race came to a definitive conclusion in 1969, when US astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong of Apollo 11 successfully landed on the moon.

Since then, NASA has continued exploring space, sending probes to every planet in our solar system, including the dwarf planet, Pluto. It has landed four rovers on Mars, the last of which, Curiosity, is still collecting data from craters today.

Currently, space tourism is prohibitively expensive but as more companies enter the market the price will likely decrease. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is planning a trip in the near future and many others are likely to follow.

One day we might all see space as Gagarin and Shepard did but for now it’s just the dream of billionaires.

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