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Cystic fibrosis drug reverses genetic abnormality in the CF mutation

The Lung Institute of WA (LIWA) has recently made a breakthrough in the search for a drug to improve the quality of life of patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF).

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study identifies genome regions that could influence severity of cystic fibrosis

A team of researchers, including a number from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, have pinpointed regions of the genome that contribute to the debilitating lung disease that is the hallmark ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bacterial infection alone not an indicator of poor lung function in adolescents with CF

Children with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have poor lung function early in life are more likely also to have poor lung function in adolescence, regardless of whether they are exposed to a common infection caused by the bacteria ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cystic fibrosis patients survive longer in EU compared with non-EU countries

The largest multinational study of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) has shown that patients from EU countries (membership as of 2003) survive longer than those in neighbouring non-EU countries. Crucially, the data show ...

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created Mar 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Carrier screening associated with decrease in incidence of cystic fibrosis

An increase in the number of screened carriers for cystic fibrosis (CF) was associated with a decrease in the number of children born with CF in northeast Italy, according to a study in the December 16 issue of JAMA.

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created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gadgets: Picks from the PhotoPlus Expo

This past weekend at the 2009 PDN PhotoPlus Expo, companies from all over showed off the latest and greatest in digital photography gear. Here is a sampling of items that caught my attention while walking the floor at the ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mutation responsible for cystic fibrosis also involved in muscle atrophy

Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) usually experience significant muscle loss, a symptom traditionally considered to be a secondary complication of the devastating genetic disease. However, a recent study by Dr. Basil Petrof ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0