Gene Therapy
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a rare, heritable disease caused by mutations in the CFTR gene, which provides instructions for making the CFTR...
Genetic Counseling
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease caused by mutations in the CFTRgene resulting in the buildup of thick, sticky mucus in various...
Lower Oxygen Levels During Exercise Is a Risk Factor for Osteoporosis in Non-CF Bronchiectasis, Stud
Decreased blood oxygen levels during the six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a risk factor for osteoporosis in patients with non-cystic...
Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment May Make Antiobiotics More Effective Against P. aeruginosa Infections, S
Exposing cystic fibrosis (CF) patients to high levels of oxygen through hyperbaric oxygen treatment may make Pseudomonas aeruginosa...
Paying more attention to antibiotic dosing could improve clinical outcomes for CF patients
Download PDF Copy Children and young adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) whose lung infections were treated with suboptimal doses of...
Personalized Nutrition Programs May Help Improve Outcomes for CF Patients, Survey Suggests
New personalized strategies that can address the nutritional needs of cystic fibrosis patients may provide the best care and improve...
The Diverse Spectrum of Health Across the CF Community
If you’ve ever met more than one person with cystic fibrosis, it’s likely they had very different experiences than you. First, their...
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...
Aridis Enrolling CF Patients to Test AR-501 in Chronic Lung Infections
Aridis Pharmaceuticals has enrolled the first healthy participant in its Phase 1/2a clinical trial to evaluate the antibacterial...
People with Rare Diseases Are Humans, Not Commodities
If you keep up with CF research, you may have seen the news about Phase 3 of the triple combination Vertex therapies. In these results,...
