Daniela Semedo, PhD,  —

Results from a recent study conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine indicate that only half of women with a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis (CF) use contraceptives and often opt for unplanned pregnancies. The study findings were presented last week during the…

Parion Sciences, a biopharmaceutical company developing treatments to improve and extend the lives of patients with innate mucosal surface defense deficiencies of the eye or lungs, recently announced that it has begun enrollment of patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) in a phase 2 clinical trial of its experimental therapy…

In a recent study published in the journal BioMedical Engineering OnLine, a research team from the University of Rio de Janeiro assessed the effectiveness of Forced Oscillation Technique for the evaluation of biomechanical lung function changes in patients with Cystic Fibrosis. With a mortality rate of 85%,…

Results from a new study indicate that mapping functions can be used with Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire datasets to assess the utility values for interventions and costs related to Cystic Fibrosis. The study was recently published in the journal Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. Cystic fibrosis…

A team of researchers at Aston University are currently working on understanding how bacteria present in children with a diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis decreases their immunity, enabling other bacteria types to infect their airways. Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a life-threatening inherited condition that affects approximately 9,000 people in the…

Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus discovered a potential cause of liver disease in young people with cystic fibrosis. The study titled “Intestinal Lesions Are Associated with Altered Intestinal Microbiome and Are More Frequent in…

During the annual meeting of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR), medical device company Harmonica Techs asked health professionals dealing with cystic fibrosis and other pulmonary conditions if they observed that spirometry improves patients’ lung function through any of the standard interventions. In order to assess…

A recent study from Israel found that three or more patients with Cystic Fibrosis in one family may be a risk for more severe disease and poor prognosis. The study entitled “Several siblings with Cystic Fibrosis as a risk factor for poor outcome” was recently…

Peter Barry from the Manchester Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre at the University Hospital of South Manchester and Alex Horsley from the Institute of Inflammation and Repair, Education and Research Centre at the University of Manchester recently reported the case of a 20-year-old man with CF. The report, entitled “…

A new editorial entitled “Comparing cystic fibrosis outcomes across the pond” was recently published online in the journal Thorax. In the editorial, David C Taylor-Robinson from the Department of Public Health and Policy, at the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom along with colleagues discuss…