Breathing disorders are common in the U.S. with conditions like COPD affecting some 7% of the population and asthma affecting another 10%. Digestive conditions like GERD, acid reflux, Celiac disease ...

Transgenic ferret models ratted out how a rare cell type affects airway function. To determine whether these CFTR-rich cells are the lung’s airway traffic controllers, Engelhardt’s team developed ...

Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) is a common complication of cystic fibrosis. It shares some features with type 1 and type 2 diabetes but is a separate condition. It may shorten life expectancy ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 117, No. 19 (May 12, 2020), pp. 10357-10367 (11 pages) Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a recessive disease caused by ...

When it comes to diseases such as cystic fibrosis (CF), gene editing—a process that alters the biological properties of cells—can be fundamental in driving treatment. But as promising as it is in lab ...

CFTR is a protein essential to wet surfaces throughout your body, like the airways of your lungs. People with cystic fibrosis have a gene mutation that causes problems with the protein. Some ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) hit paydirt when the company's first medicine to treat the underlying causes of cystic fibrosis (CF) -- a rare condition that affects several internal organs like ...