Cystic Fibrosis

January 28, 2016January 28, 2016

UC San Diego Researchers Develop Novel Detection Method for Antibiotics Resistance

Bronchiectasis, COPD, Cystic Fibrosis, News, Pneumonia

A recent article by UC San Diego researchers, published in the journal EBioMedicine, reported the development of a novel, rapid and efficient technique able to determine whether bacteria are resistant to ... Read more

January 28, 2016February 3, 2016

Research Into New CF Therapies Gets Financial Boost From Lipman Family

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Atlanta’s Emory University received a philanthropic gift from Eva and Charles Lipman to advance research in the development of new drugs and a cure for cystic fibrosis (CF). The gift will greatly ... Read more

January 21, 2016January 25, 2016

Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Granted FDA Orphan Drug Status

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Boulder, Colorado-based Nivalis Therapeutics recently announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company’s lead clinical candidate, N91115, Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF). The ... Read more

January 18, 2016January 19, 2016

In Cystic Fibrosis-Related Inflammation, Link Found to Specific Immune Cells and a Protein

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In a new study, researchers at the University of North Carolina discovered that alveolar macrophages — specific immune cells — and a protein called XBP-1 are responsible for the exacerbated inflammation ... Read more

January 15, 2016

Matinas BioPharma Fills IND Application for Antibacterial Drug Development

Bronchiectasis, COPD, Cystic Fibrosis, News

Matinas BioPharma of Bedminster, N.J., filed an investigational new drug (IND) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the development of its antibacterial drug MAT2501 for the ... Read more

January 14, 2016January 14, 2016

Having Cystic Fibrosis Appears to Increase Chance of Lung Transplant Rejection

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Lung transplants are rejected in about 40 percent of those who receive them, but the incidence of rejection is even higher among people with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to a ... Read more

January 13, 2016January 13, 2016

Rapid Breath Test Patented for Potential Quick Diagnosis of TB and Other Lung Diseases

Cystic Fibrosis, News, Pneumonia

A researcher and associate professor at the University of New Mexico who holds seven patents that involve technology to quickly diagnose tuberculosis and other lung diseases has patented a rapid diagnostic ... Read more

January 8, 2016May 12, 2016

New Test May Detect Early Hearing Loss in Cystic Fibrosis Patients

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A novel new hearing test is being investigated by experts in Nottingham, England, to determine whether it could successfully detect early hearing loss in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The study is ... Read more

December 22, 2015December 22, 2015

Cystic Fibrosis Study into Gene Regulation Hones In on CFTR Expression

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A new study in the Nucleic Acids Research journal has found that different combinations of cis-regulatory elements — DNA stretches that regulate the transcription of nearby genes — contribute to the chromatin structure ... Read more

December 17, 2015December 17, 2015

Cystic Fibrosis Genotyping Study Reveals Discrepancies in Mutations Screening for White and Nonwhite CF Patients

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In a new study, researchers from the Stanford University correlate the later stage cystic fibrosis (CF) diagnosis seen in nonwhite patients with the fact that most widely used CF newborn ... Read more