Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that affects numerous systems of the body. It is a complicated disease that differs from person to person. An autosomal recessive disorder ...

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Alyftrek (vanzacaftor/tezacaftor/deutivacaftor) is a combination medicine approved by the FDA in 2024. Alyftrek is approved to treat people ages 6 and older who have ...

Despite new medication, cystic fibrosis often leads to permanent lung damage. Researchers have discovered that the disease causes changes in the immune system early in life, presumably even in ...

Breathing disorders are common in the U.S. with conditions like COPD affecting some 7% of the population and asthma affecting another 10%. Digestive conditions like GERD, acid reflux, Celiac disease ...

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder that affects roughly 40,000 Americans. The condition is caused by a mutation in the patient's cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, ...

Protein clustering mechanism on the cell membrane presents a new therapeutic target for cystic fibrosis. A new study from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) reveals the process underlying ...

The desire to have children represents one of the most fundamental human experiences, yet for people living with cystic fibrosis, the path to parenthood can feel uncertain and complex. You might ...

When Pete Proimos was born with cystic fibrosis, he was only expected to live to 18. Not only did Proimos - now in his 40s - defy those expectations, he’s helping thousands of other people just like ...

Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) who did not receive a lung transplant developed cardiovascular disease, kidney problems, and cancer at higher rates than those without CF. Those with CF who did ...