Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients given aerosolized 4D-710 had elevated CFTR protein levels that went over normal levels. Over 12 months, ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) affects over 100,000 people worldwide and is caused by one of several known mutations in the CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) gene. The CFTR protein is a ...

DENVER - A recent retrospective study published in CHEST(Opens in a new window) evaluated the effects of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulator use on pregnancy outcomes ...

Protein misfolding is a likely culprit in many degenerative disorders. Cystic fibrosis, for instance, is caused by mutations in the CFTR gene that prevent the eponymous protein from assuming its ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto have identified hundreds of new proteins that could play a role in cystic fibrosis, and which may shed light on why some patients respond better than others to ...

This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Christina Mingora about the impact of recent advances in treating cystic ...

A new study from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) reveals the process underlying protein organization on cell membranes, a finding which could pave the way for innovative cystic fibrosis ...

Researchers have identified hundreds of new proteins that could play a role in cystic fibrosis, and which may shed light on why some patients respond better than others to current therapies.

After false starts and incremental gains, scientists crack the problem that made breathing impossible. Will answers come fast ...

The oldest known ortholog of the ion channel that is defective in patients with cystic fibrosis arose approximately 450 million years ago in the sea lamprey, researchers report. Many differences ...