Researchers have developed a simple urine test to measure the severity of the serious disease cystic fibrosis and assess the effect of new treatments. Researchers have developed a simple urine test to ...

People who are carriers of cystic fibrosis may soon be able to use a single genetic test in combination with IVF to see if their embryos have the disorder, say Australian researchers. The development, ...

An easy-to-administer electrolyte test could offer new insight into response to treatment and disease progression for patients with cystic fibrosis. In a new study, researchers found that urine ...

Peak nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF) measurement was a feasible, noninvasive method for assessing nasal airflow obstruction in children with cystic fibrosis and correlated significantly with nasal ...

Purpose: This study explored the feasibility of statewide reporting of cystic fibrosis fetal diagnostic testing results to the newborn screening program through the birth hospital. Methods: We ...

Researchers have used a blood test and microarray technology to identify distinct molecular signatures in children with cystic fibrosis. These patterns of gene expression ultimately could help predict ...

The advent of highly efficacious therapies against cystic fibrosis is a stunning achievement. Although short of a cure, the use of drugs to restore the function of the faulty protein that causes the ...

There are many new drugs to treat cystic fibrosis, but non-white patients are far less likely to receive the latest precision medicines, accord to a new study. These drugs were approved by the U.S.

Caleigh has struggled most of her life with a difficult lung disease, but she never lets it get the best of her.

A bright yellow spice common in curry might hold a key to treating deadly cystic fibrosis. Eating large doses of a substance found in the spice turmeric significantly cut deaths among mice with the ...

Researchers at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and colleagues, used a blood test and microarray technology to identify distinct ...