Marisa Wexler, MS,  senior science writer—

An endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is best performed within a few years of a lung transplant in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, as longer wait times are associated with worse lung function and more antibiotic use, a small study reported. This finding could be relevant because “lung transplant recipients with CF…

People in the U.K. at highest risk of becoming seriously ill from COVID-19 — including those with cystic fibrosis (CF) — starting on Dec. 16 will have access to medications that can lessen the risk of severe disease through the country’s National Health Service (NHS). Two medications will be available:…

Blocking the protein SGLT1, which regulates glucose uptake in cells, may be a useful in treating cystic fibrosis (CF), according to research done in a cell model of the disease. SGLT1 inhibitors are likely less effective that currently approved modulators for patients with eligible mutations, its scientists noted, but…

Many women with cystic fibrosis (CF) wish to have biological children, but they often lack proper education and resources about fertility preservation, a U.S. study found. The study, “Fertility preservation in women with cystic fibrosis pre-lung transplantation: A mixed methods study,” was published in the Journal…

Epithelial cells collected from the nasal passages and grown in the lab under a specialized protocol could be a useful model for studying the molecular underpinnings of cystic fibrosis (CF) and testing potential treatments, a study reported. The study, “Correlating genotype with phenotype using CFTR-mediated whole-cell…

People with cystic fibrosis (CF) who score highly on measures of self-compassion tend also to report higher quality of life, a study found. “The current findings suggest that psychological interventions which increase self-compassion could be beneficial for enhancing better mental health and quality of life for adults with CF,”…

Large-scale clinical trials and other research are “urgently required” to determine the best ways to manage the growing number of infections with nontuberculous mycobacteria — known as NTM — among children with cystic fibrosis (CF). That’s the argument made by a team of scientists in the U.K., in the…

A branch of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended expanding Kaftrio (ivacaftor/tezacaftor/elexacaftor), in combination with Kalydeco (ivacaftor), to include children with cystic fibrosis (CF) as young as age 6 who have at least one F508del mutation. The recommendation, from the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP),…

People with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have mild depression or anxiety report heightened stress, with significantly lower scores on 10 of 12 measures of health-related life quality as compared with the general population of CF patients, new research shows.  According to…

Use of inhaled hypertonic saline can lessen cystic fibrosis (CF)-related lung damage in young children with the disease, data from a clinical trial indicates. Based on these finding, “we can conclude that hypertonic saline is an effective, safe, and cheap treatment option for preschool children with CF,” said Harm Tiddens,…