Non-invasive Ventilation Improves Lung Function in CF Patients But Not Survival, Study Finds
A reassessment of U.K. medical records showed that in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, breathing support provided by gas inhalation,...
Cystic fibrosis drug combo found safe and effective for 2–5 year olds
An open label phase 3 study conducted at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and other centers established that a...
Eluforsen Improves CFTR Protein Function in CF Patients with F508del Mutations, Phase 1 Trial Shows
An exploratory Phase 1 trial showed that repeated intranasal treatment with the therapy eluforsen improved CFTR protein activity in...
WHO Approves Ensifentrine as Name for Potential Inhaled Treatment Now in Clinical Trials
The World Health Organization (WHO) approved ensifentrine as the recommended name to identify the cystic fibrosis (CF) treatment...
Bacterial immunity and infectious disease
Patients with cystic fibrosis are often infected by pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium that infects the lungs and prevents breathing,...
Inhalable RNA could breathe new life into lung cancer treatments
Lung epithelial cells that have taken up the mRNA particles (yellow dots), which makes them glow green(Credit: Asha Patel) In the body,...
Online Program Educates Clinicians Treating MS About Common Comorbidities & Current & New Tr
(MENAFN - PRLog) eMultipleSclerosis Review® Volume 2 launches with new design eMultipleSclerosis Review Spread the Word Listed Under Tag:...
Vertex to Request Review of Orkambi, Symkevi Plus Kalydeco for Public Funding in Scotland
Vertex Pharmaceuticals has announced its intention to submit an application to the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) to review the...
Early detection: Chemists discover new signatures to identify cystic fibrosis in infants sooner with
Scientists at McMaster University have discovered several new biomarkers from a single drop of blood that could allow earlier and more...
Gene Expression Patterns in Blood May Lead to Patient-tailored CF Treatment, Study Finds
Researchers tested blood samples from cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and identified distinct gene expression patterns that could lead to...
