Below are articles on Cystic Fibrosis that are updated each day. Topics can range from the cause of Cystic Fibrosis to stories about those with the genetic disorder and other articles on Cystic Fibrosis.
The Breathing Life Awards, UK
The 13th annual Breathing Life Awards will be taking place on Wednesday 28th May at Hilton Metropole and televised on Sky Real Lives (Sky channel 253) on Sunday 1st June, 9.30pm. Hosted by Carol Smillie and Dr David Bull, the glitzy awards ceremony celebrates the outstanding achievement of inspiring people that have Cystic Fibrosis (CF), the UK's most common life-threatening inherited disease. |
Scientists Overcome Obstacle In Gene Therapy For Cystic Fibrosis, UK
Scientists from the UK CF Gene Therapy Consortium funded by the Cystic Fibrosis Trust have overcome a major obstacle in their ground-breaking gene therapy programme for Cystic Fibrosis. Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the UK's most common life-threatening inherited disease and is caused by a single defective gene. |
Alabama Newborn Screening To Add Test For Cystic Fibrosis
The Alabama Department of Public Health in partnership with the cystic fibrosis centers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Children's Hospital of Alabama and the University of South Alabama announces further significant expansion of Alabama's newborn screening program. On April 21, Alabama will add cystic fibrosis to its panel of primary newborn screening tests. |
Debate At ISHLT: Lung Transplants In Cystic Fibrosis Patients With Life-Threatening Bacteria
During the Satellite Symposium 3: The Challenges of Lung Transplantation in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) at the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, clinicians and researchers discussed some of the unique challenges in achieving excellent lung transplant outcomes in patients with CF. |
Technique For Early Detection Of Superbug Superbug Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Which Particularly Infects Cystic Fibrosis Patients
A team of researchers led by University of Sunderland scientists has made a major breakthrough in the fight against a deadly hospital infection which kills tens of thousands of people every year. Experts have discovered a technique for the early detection of the superbug pseudomonas aeruginosa which particularly infects patients with cystic fibrosis. |
Lung Transplants In Cystic Fibrosis Patients With Life Threatening Bacteria Sparks Debate At ISHLT Meeting
During Wednesday's Satellite Symposium 3: The Challenges of Lung Transplantation in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) at the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, clinicians and researchers discussed some of the unique challenges in achieving excellent lung transplant outcomes in patients with CF. |
Three New States Join Efforts To Screen Newborns For Cystic Fibrosis
Illinois and Vermont have joined 37 other states and the District of Columbia in requiring that all newborns be screened for cystic fibrosis at birth. In addition, the Nevada Department of Health has decided to begin regular CF screening as well. Routine screening will be implemented when state lawmakers set an implementation date. |
Dry Airways Play A Key Role In Asthma And Smoker's Lung
Dry airways may not only play a central role in the development of the in-herited lung disease cystic fibrosis, but also in much more common acquired chronic lung diseases such as asthma and smoker's lung, the ciga-rette smoke-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This is the conclusion reached by scientists at Heidelberg University Hospital under the direction of Assistant Professor Dr. |
KaloBios Initiates Phase 1/2 Trial Of Humaneered(TM) Monoclonal Antibody KB001 For Treatment Of Pseudomonas Infections In Cystic Fibrosis Patients
KaloBios Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company, announced the initiation of a Phase 1/2 clinical trial of KB001, a Humaneered™, high-affinity antibody fragment that KaloBios is developing for the treatment of P. aeruginosa infections. The trial is being conducted in conjunction with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and its affiliated organizations. |
Lung Transplants Not Dangerous For Children With Cystic Fibrosis, After All - Experts Say Recent Study Was Seriously Flawed
Responding to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which concluded that lung transplants were harmful for children with cystic fibrosis, articles published in the latest issue of Pediatric Transplantation refute the conclusions and argue that the highly influential research was severely flawed. According to two rebuttals published in the acclaimed journal, the conclusions of the study on post-transplant survival rates led by Theodore G. |
