Steve Bryson, PhD, science writer —

Steve holds a PhD in biochemistry from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, Canada. As a medical scientist for 18 years, he worked in both academia and industry, where his research focused on the discovery of new vaccines and medicines to treat inflammatory disorders and infectious diseases. Steve is a published author in multiple peer-reviewed scientific journals and a patented inventor.

Articles by Steve Bryson

School-age children with cystic fibrosis benefit from Trikafta

One year of Trikafta treatment improved lung function, reduced abnormalities in lung structure, and halted disease progression among school-age children, ages 6-11, with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to a real-world analysis. “The majority of the children even achieved normal lung function with the triple combination therapy. That’s a…

Gene-editing technology corrects common CF mutation in cells

Using a newly enhanced gene-editing technology called prime editing, researchers in the U.S. have efficiently corrected the most common mutation that causes cystic fibrosis (CF) in human lung cells. By correcting this mutation, known as F508del, in the CFTR gene, scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard,…

Phase 2 trial possible in ARCT-032, inhaled mRNA therapy for CF

Arcturus Therapeutics plans to soon submit an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking permission to begin testing multiple ascending doses of ARCT-032, an inhaled experimental treatment for cystic fibrosis (CF). The planned Phase 2 study, supported by promising safety and preliminary efficacy data…

Microbes differ in lungs of CF and non-CF bronchiectasis: Study

Despite some similarities, the lung composition of microbes and their antimicrobial resistance profiles differed between people with bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis (CF) and those with non-CF bronchiectasis, a study found. The findings suggest “the need for customized management strategies for each disease,” the researchers wrote in the study, “…

CF gene therapy 4D-710 improves lung function, data show

A single dose of 4D Molecular Therapeutics’ inhaled gene therapy candidate 4D-710 improved or stabilized lung function in adults with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to interim data from a Phase 1/2 clinical trial. Additional data from the AEROW (NCT05248230) study, which is evaluating the therapy in CF…

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