Despite new medication, cystic fibrosis often leads to permanent lung damage. Working with an international team, researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have discovered that the ...

Findings from a new Dartmouth-led study, published in the journal mBio, highlight key differences in the gut microbiome (communities of bacteria) of infants with cystic fibrosis (CF) compared to that ...

Gradually, the mucus clogs the ... decrease in the cellular membrane concentration. These mutations alter the mRNA’s stability. The clinical symptoms of cystic fibrosis are similar to many ...

These changes lead to frequent inflammation and are not affected by drugs targeting the altered mucus production. Cystic fibrosis is caused by hereditary genetic mutations that impair or halt the ...

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Despite new medication, cystic fibrosis often leads to permanent lung damage. Working with an international team, researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have discovered that the ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that causes the body to produce thick, sticky mucus that builds up ... movement of ...

An example of an autosomal recessive condition is cystic fibrosis ... membranes that mainly affects the lungs and digestive system. They can become clogged with lots of thick, sticky mucus ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis ... epithelium was the major driver of CF lung pathology. Like patient lungs, CF chips have more ciliated epithelial cells that secrete ...

president and CEO of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in Bethesda, Maryland. The disease impacts the lungs by clogging airways with sticky, thick mucus, which traps bacteria and other germs and ...