In the US, children with cystic fibrosis (CF) were significantly less likely to develop food allergies than children without CF. However, boys and children not receiving pancreatic enzyme replacement ...

BOSTON — A significant proportion of young children with cystic fibrosis (CF) have asymptomatic cirrhosis, according to the results of a large study. Cirrhosis is an early event in CF, the researchers ...

Cystic fibrosis gastrointestinal disease includes nutrient malabsorption and intestinal inflammation. We show that the abundances of Escherichia coli in fecal microbiota were significantly higher in ...

Less than 30 years ago, cystic fibrosis was not even recognized as a distinct disease. It was regarded as a relative ly rare and puzzling inherited disorder of the pancreas, which for some un known ...

Children ages two to five who have the most common form of cystic fibrosis (CF), caused by two copies of the F508 gene mutation, have not had any modulator treatments available to them until recently.

Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease that so far has been incurable. Those affected have thick, viscous mucus secretions in their lungs, and lung function diminishes steadily over time. Today, ...

Cystic fibrosis remains an incurable genetic disorder which impairs lung function and significantly reduces life expectancy. A new combination drug therapy which addresses the disorder's underlying ...

Cystic fibrosis is missed more often in newborn screenings for non-white than white babies, creating higher risk for irreversible lung damage and other serious outcomes in Black, Hispanic, Asian, ...

BALTIMORE — "I was diagnosed at 3 months old so having cystic fibrosis is all I've ever known," said Jeff Breslin, who lives in Baltimore. Breslin is one of 70,000 people worldwide living with CF, a ...