Review Board Recommends Continuation of Phase 3 Trial of Anthera’s CF-related Digestive Therapy
An independent review board has given a green light to Anthera Pharmaceuticals continuing a Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating...
Preventing Bacteria from Communicating Could Make CF Therapies Like Kalydeco More Effective, Study R
Preventing bacteria from communicating with each other may be a way to bolster the effectiveness of current cystic fibrosis (CF)...
American CF Patients Now Healthier Overall Than Their Canadian Counterparts, Study Finds
A recent study found improvements in lung function and body mass index (BMI) among children and young adults with cystic fibrosis (CF)...
AIT’s Nitric Oxide Mist Lowers CF Patients’ Airway Bacteria by 65%, Phase 2 Trial Shows
AIT Therapeutics’ nitric oxide mist led to a 65 percent reduction in cystic fibrosis patients’ airway bacteria and an improvement in...
New Combination Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis
A new combination of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators, tezacaftor and ivacaftor, proved effective...
Lung Bacteria in CF Children Is Present and Increases in Early Years of Life, Study Finds
Changes in bacteria present in the lower respiratory tract during the first years of life may be indicative of early progression of lung...
MECFC 2018
MECFC 2018 is taking place in Izmir, Turkey in March. https://lnkd.in/g79mWaP Register today! MECFC 2018 İzmir Türkiye'de yapılıyor....
Lying Instead of Sitting During CF Inhalation Therapy Doesn’t Increase Delivery Time, Study Finds
It takes only slightly longer to deliver an inhaled therapy in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients sitting upright than when lying alternately...
Cystic fibrosis bacterial burden begins during first years of life
Summary: Cystic fibrosis shortens life by making the lungs prone to repeated bacterial infections and inflammation. Researchers have now...
Study offers way to predict onset of lung disease in children with cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) shortens life by making the lungs prone to repeated bacterial infections and associated inflammation. UNC School of...
