These drugs helped dramatically improve patients’ quality of life and lung function, resulting in many living years beyond what had been previously expected. Patients with cystic fibrosis now have a ...

A new study from Epic Research, a health analytics firm based in Verona, Wisconsin, detected some encouraging news for those who suffer from cystic fibrosis (CF). In 2008, the average life expectancy ...

Cystic fibrosis causes a buildup of mucus in the lungs that can lead to infection, and often death in children and young adults ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that affects numerous systems of the body. It is a complicated disease that differs from person to person. An autosomal recessive disorder ...

Credit: Getty Images. In individuals with cystic fibrosis, major depression is considered a treatable cause of disability, death, and suffering. Overall, the prognosis of CF is individualized because ...

BOSTON — With the remarkable advances made in therapy over the past decade, many patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) can expect to survive into their 50s and even well beyond. But as patients with CF ...

Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) who did not receive a lung transplant developed cardiovascular disease, kidney problems, and cancer at higher rates than those without CF. Those with CF who did ...

Scientists have made new headway in understanding how a deadly pathogen evolves during chronic lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common fatal genetic ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – During the 1950s, a child with cystic fibrosis rarely lived long enough to attend elementary school. Today, many people with CF are achieving their dreams of pursuing careers, getting ...

Multiple breath washout was done in 10% of Europeans with cystic fibrosis in 2023, mostly in children and in adults with near ...

Arcturus Therapeutics (ARCT) is continuing to evaluate the use of LUNAR-CF [ARCT-032] for the treatment of patients with Cystic Fibrosis [CF]. The promising thing about this program is that the ...

During the 1950s, a child with cystic fibrosis rarely lived long enough to attend elementary school. Today, many people with CF are achieving their dreams of pursuing careers, getting married, having ...