Children who carry certain mutations associated with cystic fibrosis (CF), but do not have the disease — called CF…
Articles by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
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Measures of frailty, based on an established index of physical activity, fatigue, weight loss, and the like for older adults,…
Allergies to beta-lactam antibiotics were the most commonly confirmed antibiotic allergy in children with cystic fibrosis, according to a…
Lumacaftor (VX-809) — one of the medications in the CFTR modulator Orkambi — led to a significant protein reorganization…
Destiny Pharma has received an award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) to evaluate its investigational compound, XF-73,…
Researchers have developed a way to monitor the onset and progression of lung disease in young children with cystic…
Six months of Kaftrio (elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor), which is marketed as Trikafta in the U.S., led to marked reductions in abdominal…
The prevalence of cystic fibrosis (CF), used as an indicator of the number of CF carriers, was correlated with…