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...
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...
Cytomegalovirus-associated pulmonary exacerbation in patients with cystic fibrosis
Abstract CMV is an unusual cause of pulmonary exacerbation in immunocompetent individuals with CF http://ow.ly/Rdds30hlnjV To the Editor:...
Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes
Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) is a unique type of diabetes that is common in people with CF. With early diagnosis and proper...
2nd Middle East Cystic Fibrosis Conference
MECFC 2018 is taking place in Izmir, Turkey in March. https://lnkd.in/g79mWaP Register today! MECFC 2018 Izmir Türkiye'de yapılıyor....
Cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi 'approved for use among 6-11 year olds'
The pharmaceutical firm making cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi says it has received EU approval to treat children. Manufacturer Vertex says...