Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that causes ... We therefore wanted to find out whether triple therapy had an effect on this mechanism, which is so predisposing to bacterial infection ...

I spent my childhood and young adulthood being told I was “too young and healthy” to be dealing with the health issues I experienced. But as an adult, I was determined to find answers, and eventually, ...

Fibrosis progression can vary tremendously between different liver diseases and even among patients with the same disease. Risk factors for disease progression can be acquired or genetic and are ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-threatening genetic disease affecting multiple organ systems, with pancreatic dysfunction ...

Researchers have uncovered a significant mechanism involved in liver fibrosis. Their findings have been published in the journal Gut. The study highlights the extracellular matrix protein 1 (ECM1 ...

Prepared off-label from commercially available intravenous products. NA: Not available. Cystic fibrosis (CF) pulmonary disease is characterized by chronic and recurrent infection, and airway ...

Gunnar Esiason isn't like most hockey players -- his ability to complete a shift often depended on how his cystic fibrosis was affecting him that day. Throughout his journey with CF, hockey became ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' next-generation treatment for a rare and progressive genetic disease, the company said on Friday, expanding its dominance in ...