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A recent study has shown that sputum and throat swabs of adult cystic fibrosis (CF) patients can be used to identify Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus lung infections. CF patients frequently suffer from chronic respiratory infections and inflammation, which ultimately can lead to respiratory failure, the major cause of morbidity and…

The 30th Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC), a three-day collaborative forum to help advance cystic fibrosis (CF) understanding, treatment and research, opens on Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. NACFC also provides participants access to continuing medical education, and the…

A new device using Bluetooth technology, called eRapid, can administer inhaled therapies to patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and alert doctors that patients have taken their medicine, improving their adherence to treatments. The findings come from a study conducted by researchers at Ventura County Medical Center in California. The study,…

Corbus Pharmaceuticals announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has designated the company’s synthetic oral endocannabinoid-mimetic, Resunab (JBT-101), an orphan drug as a potential treatment for people with cystic fibrosis (CF). Resunab, which is currently being evaluated in a Phase 2 clinical trial in CF patients, preferentially binds to the CB2 receptor…

Good Start Genetics  has announced the launch of VeriYou, its new saliva-based screening test for cystic fibrosis (CF) and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), two common inherited genetic diseases. The screening kit is available for order on the company’s website, for a cost of about $150, and results —…

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Boston University have been awarded a $5.2 million grant, running for seven years, for collaborative work to explore mechanisms of lung regeneration in diseases such as cystic fibrosis. The grant, one…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new dose of Pertzye (pancrelipase) to specifically treat infants (up to one year of age) with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) associated with cystic fibrosis (CF) or other conditions. The approval refers to a new capsule containing 4,000 USP units of lipase…

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has granted a five-year, $13.3 million award to Benjamin Gaston, MD, to lead a research program aimed at translating new, small molecule drugs into personalized combination therapies for children with severe asthma and cystic fibrosis (CF). The…

Pulmatrix announced that it will present promising new preclinical data on PUR1900, an investigative inhaled therapy for fungal lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients, in a poster presentation at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC), taking place Oct. 27–29 in Florida. Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) often suffer from a condition called allergic bronchopulmonary…

Aradigm Corporation and the Woolcock Institute are collaborating to develop cutting-edge nanotechnologies that target the bacterial and fungal biofilms often present in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), non-CF bronchiectasis (non-CF BE), and other chronic lung diseases. The most prevalent pathogenic microorganisms found in CF and non-CF BE patients are Haemophilus influenzae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa,…