Breathing disorders are common in the U.S. with conditions like COPD affecting some 7% of the population and asthma affecting another 10%. Digestive conditions like GERD, acid reflux, Celiac disease ...

Cystic Fibrosis: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment: By Anjali Srivastava Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder cystic fibrosis that primarily affects the lungs and digestive system, ...

To determine whether these CFTR-rich cells are the lung’s airway traffic controllers, Engelhardt’s team developed transgenic ferret models to track, tweak, and delete ionocyte function, which helped ...

Yale researchers successfully corrected the most common mutation in the gene that causes cystic fibrosis, a lethal genetic disorder. The study was published April 27 in Nature Communications. Cystic ...

A new study meticulously sampled different lung regions in people with cystic fibrosis to understand why infections persist after new treatments. The research report was published in Cell Host & ...

Cystic fibrosis mucus can cause blockages and increased risk of infections. Cystic fibrosis treatments focus on reducing and clearing the mucus. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic condition that causes ...

Cystic fibrosis is one of the most common genetic disorders, causing thick mucus build-up in the lungs and other parts of the body, breathing problems, and infection. Now, researchers have developed a ...

A drug developer that recently reported positive phase 3 results for its cystic fibrosis treatment for a severe form of the genetic disorder is raising $40 million in equity, according to a Form D ...