A Phase 1 clinical trial of an experimental inhalation gene therapy for cystic fibrosis (CF) — KB407 by…
Articles by Marisa Wexler, MS
Infusions with a hormone called GLP-1 boosted insulin production in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with impaired glucose tolerance, according…
People with cystic fibrosis (CF) who use inhaled antibiotics are at more than three times higher risk of becoming…
Treatment with Kalydeco (ivacaftor) significantly reduces the levels of inflammatory molecules in the lungs of preschool-age children with…
The government of Ontario has expanded coverage of Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ triple-combination treatment Trikafta for children, 6 and older, with…
A technique called 2D shear wave elastography, which measures the stiffness of tissues, could be useful for detecting liver disease…
Treatment with the probiotic Vivomixx appeared to lead to healthful changes in the…
A newly launched biotech company called Carbon Biosciences is aiming to develop lung-specific gene therapy vectors — vehicles to deliver…
Using a machine learning approach based on genetic data, a trio of scientists at Scripps Research identified a region of…
The Lung Transplant Foundation is hosting a meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with the intent of…