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 ...

Protein clustering mechanism on the cell membrane presents a new therapeutic target for cystic fibrosis. A new study from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) reveals the process underlying ...

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 ...

Despite new medication, cystic fibrosis often leads to permanent lung damage. Researchers have discovered that the disease causes changes in the immune system early in life, presumably even in ...

Imagine a future where treating cystic fibrosis is as simple as taking a deep breath. That’s exactly what a team of pediatric physician-scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative ...

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder that affects roughly 40,000 Americans. The condition is caused by a mutation in the patient's cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, ...