Cystic fibrosis carriers: What to know
A person who is a cystic fibrosis carrier has one copy of the gene for the condition. People need to have two copies of the gene to have...
Human pancreas on a chip can reveal more about disease
A researcher holds a dual-chamber chip that scientists used to bioengineer human pancreatic tissues to study the cause of Cystic...
Aridis Pharmaceuticals Reports Phase 2 Clinical Trial Results of AR-105 for the Treatment of Ventila
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDS), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the...
FDA to Review Elexacaftor, Tezacaftor, Ivacaftor Combo for Cystic Fibrosis
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for priority review the New Drug Application (NDA) for elexacaftor (VX-445),...
MAC Lung Infections Best Treated When Specific Bacterial Species Known, Study Finds
Pulmonary infection with a specific species of the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), called Mycobacterium intracellulare, can be...
FDA Grants Priority Review to Vertex’s 1st Triple Combo for CF
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted priority review to Vertex’s new drug application for its triple combination —...
New Intra-Nasal Imaging to Examine Airways in Cystic Fibrosis Patients
A simple, minimally invasive new tool for observing differences in the nasal airways of cystic fibrosis patients in vivo at a cellular...
Pharmaxis hopeful of FDA approval for cystic fibrosis inhalation medicine Bronchitol by Q1 2020
Pharmaxis Ltd (ASX:PXS) chief executive officer Gary Phillips updates Proactive Investors on the FDA approval timeframe for the company’s...
Gene Editing Tool Corrects CF-causing Mutations in Patient-derived Cells, Study Shows
Using the CRISPR gene editing tool, a team of researchers was able to permanently correct two mutations in the CFTR gene — mutations that...
Powerful weapon discovered to fight antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus bacteria are a major cause of serious infections that often persist despite antibiotic treatment, but scientists at...
