Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids May Benefit Cystic Fibrosis Patients, Mouse Study Suggests
Dietary supplementation with a type of omega-3 essential fatty acid during pregnancy and in offspring for 60 days after birth improved...
Supplemental antioxidants may reduce exacerbations in cystic fibrosis
An antioxidant-enriched vitamin may decrease respiratory exacerbations in people with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to new research...
AzurRx BioPharma reports positive results in its Phase 2a trial of pancreatitis drug
MS1819-SD was developed to treat exocrine pancreatic insufficiency caused by chronic pancreatitis AzurRx BioPharma Inc (NASDAQ:AZRX)...
Nanoparticles Therapy May Be ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Approach for CF, Study Suggests
A potential therapy delivered through nanoparticles enables production of the normal, healthy form of the key CFTR protein in cystic...
Pancreatic Cell Transplant Program Offers New Hope to Some CF Patients
The University of North Carolina (UNC) is among only a few institutions in the United States that offers patients with inflamed pancreas...
Vertex Pharmaceuticals opens expanded San Diego research center with focus on cystic fibrosis
Vertex Pharmaceuticals opened its new San Diego research center Monday, starting a new chapter in a decades-long quest to not only treat...
WVU Medicine Granted CFF Accreditation for its Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program
The Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program at West Virginia University Medicine’s Mountain State Cystic Fibrosis Center was recently awarded...
Immunosuppressive drug therapy for preventing rejection following lung transplantation in cystic fib
Abstract Background For people with cystic fibrosis and advanced pulmonary damage, lung transplantation is an available and viable...
Award granted to Neem Biotech to develop antimicrobial intervention for chronic lung infections
Neem Biotech, a Wales based R&D pharmaceutical biotech working in the field of novel antimicrobial drug development, is pleased to...
Understanding How Bacteria ‘Talk’ Could Hold Key for New CF Treatments, Study Suggests
New research provides insights into how bacteria “talk” to each other in lung infections, which could provide strategies to block these...
