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Pancreatic insufficiency and a history of meconium ileus were independently associated with an increased prevalence of liver disease, whereas age at diagnosis of cystic fibrosis, gender ...

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 ...

July 10, 2024 — Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease that so far has been incurable. Those affected have thick, viscous mucus secretions in their lungs, and lung function diminishes steadily ...

Allison John and Rocky When Allison John was 13 and watching the science programme Tomorrow’s World , a segment on gene therapy came up. This was cutting edge stuff in the early 1990s and John had ...

When cystic fibrosis hits your lungs hard, hit back. Everything you need to know about getting your lungs back into shape is ...

ReCode Therapeutics is developing genetic therapies for rare diseases by addressing a key ... for example to facilitate gene editing. ReCode’s cystic fibrosis (CF) gene correction proof-of ...

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that causes sticky, thick mucus to build up in your organs, blocking and damaging them. While it mainly destroys your liver, it also affects your lungs and ...

Researchers Discover Disease-Causing Stem Cells in Lungs of Cystic Fibrosis Patients Sep. 27, 2023 — Experts in cloning and stem cell science are reporting that five lung stem cell variants ...

“Cystic fibrosis is not a disease that only affects airways; it affects multiple tissues,” Wong said. “Their intravenous delivery method…could potentially be an avenue to target other organs as well, ...