Study Reveals How Cystic Fibrosis Affects Young Women’s Sexual Health
Girls with cystic fibrosis (CF) reach puberty six to eight months later than healthy girls, about 16 percent of young females with CF...
PARI Devices used in SHIP Study of Hypertonic Saline in Preschoolers with Cystic Fibrosis
MIDLOTHIAN, Va., Nov. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent study in preschoolers with cystic fibrosis (CF) conducted by Cystic Fibrosis...
Cystic Fibrosis Patients Exposed to Higher Risks of Liver Cancer
Researchers from Colorado, in the United States, shared the results of a study that showed that patients with cystic fibrosis would be at...
New Test of Mucus Properties May Help with Coughing and Airway Clearance in CF
A new test was able to assess various properties of the mucus that accumulates in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis and other...
Ultrasound Predicts Advanced Liver Disease in CF Patients, According to Clinical Trial Data
Ultrasound may predict liver disease in young cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, according to the results of a clinical trial. Researchers...
New cystic fibrosis drugs significantly improve lung function
A triple drug combination for treating the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis is currently under study. The preliminary results show a...
Law Student returned to life with lung transplantation
Law student came back to life with lung transplantation, 20 years of law student struggles with genetic disease ISTANBUL – For many...
#NACFC2018 – RPL554 Shows Promising Results in CF Studies
Positive data from preclinical and Phase 2a studies evaluating the investigational cystic fibrosis (CF) treatment RPL554 were presented...
Worse CF Lung Outcomes Linked with Mutations Causing Iron Overload Disorder, Study Finds
Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) who carry certain mutations in the HFE gene, which are also behind an iron overload disorder, have...
Cystic Fibrosis Lung Function Improved With Triple Therapy
Patients with cystic fibrosis with either 1 or 2 Phe508del alleles who were treated with a drug combination of VX-659, tezacaftor, and...
