New Therapeutic Target to Ease CF Lung Inflammation Discovered

Researchers have discovered that monocytes, a type of white blood cell, drive persistent and sustained inflammation that leads to lung damage in people with cystic fibrosis (CF), a study reported. The researchers showed that, in a CF mouse model, reducing monocyte activity lowered the number of tissue-damaging immune cells…

Protein in Common CF Pathogen Helps It Resist Antibiotics, Study Finds

Researchers at the University of Geneva  discovered that a protein of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, called Host factor q (Hfq), reacts with metals and helps the bacteria gain resistance to multiple classes of antibiotics. P. aeruginosa is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen that causes serious and diverse infections  by producing a broad range of virulence…