It is currently not possible to cure cystic fibrosis. However, medications and airway clearance techniques can help a person manage the condition. In severe cases, a doctor may recommend a lung ...

Atypical cystic fibrosis is a mild form of cystic fibrosis. People with this type of cystic fibrosis can experience symptoms that come and go or that are less severe than those people with classic ...

This Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month, Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) is highlighting a growing shift in care: starting cystic fibrosis treatment before birth to improve lifelong ...

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 ...

Twenty years ago, cystic fibrosis wasn’t a household term for me. Today, cystic fibrosis — a genetic disorder that causes a buildup of thick, sticky mucus that can damage organs, especially the lungs ...

UCLA researchers have developed a lipid nanoparticle-based gene-editing approach capable of inserting an entire healthy gene into human airway cells, restoring key biological function in a laboratory ...

Wednesday, May 21, 2025, CLEVELAND: Cleveland Clinic has been awarded a $5 million grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to continue its role as the Biorepository Coordinating Center for the ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common inherited metabolic disease in Europe. More than 8,000 people in Germany are affected. Every year, about 150 to 200 children are born with this incurable ...