A group of thirteen scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine may know why certain cystic fibrosis treatments improve lung function. Their answer: mucins, the proteins within mucus. “Our finding suggests that diluting the concentration of mucins in cystic fibrosis mucus is a key to better…

In some ways, it’s both the best of times and the worst of times for persons afflicted with certain serious disease conditions, such as cystic fibrosis. On the one hand, there have been encouraging and potentially life-changing breakthroughs in terms of therapy options. On the other, these new drugs can…

People with cystic fibrosis can be prone to developing diabetes. However, only recently have researchers learned that the onset of diabetes occurs due to a mutation in a molecular mechanism that increases the risk of developing the disease. As a result, researchers from Lund University in Sweden and Karolinska…

Canada’s CTV News reported late last week that the province of Alberta’s health minister has successfully negotiated a tentative deal that will allow Canadian provinces to cover the cost to their provincial pharmacare plans of the multiple sclerosis (MS) drug Kalydeco, used for treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF)…