Dietary factors were associated with measures of glucose tolerance — how well the body processes sugar in the bloodstream —…
Articles by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
CFTR modulator therapy was associated with increases in fecal levels of the pancreatic elastase-1 enzyme (FE-1), reflecting improved pancreatic…
Researchers from Vertex Pharmaceuticals have been awarded the 2024 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their work developing CFTR…
A European Medicines Agency (EMA) committee has recommended expanding Kaftrio’s (ivacaftor, tezacaftor, and elexacaftor) label to be used in…
A year of treatment with Trikafta (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor) significantly reduces recurrent nose and sinus inflammation — called chronic rhinosinusitis, or…
Rates of metabolic and cardiovascular complications — from diabetes and kidney issues to hypertension and abnormal blood-fat levels — increased in…
The community of microbes in the gut, called the gut microbiome, was affected by age, antibiotic use, and geography among…
More than half of the cystic fibrosis (CF) patients who may have been eligible for a second lung transplant…
Bacteriophage therapy could be a promising approach for treating antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in people with…
Surrogate markers of nutritional status, including body mass index (BMI) and fat-free mass index, only weakly associated with lung function…