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...