Taking so-called CFTR modulators — medications to correct the disease-causing faulty CFTR protein in cystic fibrosis (CF) — may significantly…
Articles by Margarida Maia, PhD
Wheezing — noisy breathing with a whistling sound — occurs in nearly three of every four preschool-aged children with…
Lab-edited transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules revived the production of a protein that’s lost or faulty in cystic fibrosis patients’…
CF-370, an expeimental therapy by ContraFect, reduces the number of hard-to-treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria in a rabbit…
Difficulties with eating and proper nutrition for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients may be due to an inflammation of the esophagus…
Telerehabilitation — the delivery of rehabilitation care from a distance using technology — may make children with cystic fibrosis…
The Boomer Esiason Foundation is awarding $150,000 in scholarships to students within the cystic fibrosis (CF) community who…
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the most common bacterium infecting the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis (CF), appears to go…
People with cystic fibrosis (CF) who had a liver transplant can be safely started on Trikafta (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor), a…
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is funding three new early-stage research awards worth more than $1.8 million to bolster the development…