children and adults in the United States. weight gain; and greasy, bulky stools. Symptoms vary, due in part to the more than 1,000 mutations of the CF gene. A simple, painless sweat test is the ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease that causes a buildup of mucus in organs throughout the body. Stool, or feces, can indicate how your gastrointestinal tract is functioning and whether ...

While gene therapy for cystic fibrosis is still in the research phase, researchers aim to correct the defective gene responsible for the disease. Current research is promising. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is ...

An increasing number of women with cystic fibrosis can conceive and deliver healthy babies, an occurrence associated with increased CFTRm use.

The Cystic Fibrosis care team has developed an integrated practice unit where multiple and multidisciplinary providers can evaluate patients during a single clinic visit and deliver state-of-the-art ...

When UNSW Associate Professor Shafagh Waters explains cystic fibrosis (CF) to the children she works with, she asks them to ...

Cystic fibrosis represents one of the most common inherited genetic disorders affecting people of European descent, touching the lives of approximately 30,000 individuals in the United States alone.

Just five years ago, starting a family was almost unheard of for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). And for expectant parents, it was often a huge shock when their child received a diagnosis of CF.

Research from UNSW Sydney is changing the future of precision care for genetic and rare diseases, using children's own cells to build small ...

“When you come to work at our Cystic Fibrosis Center, you either decide this is not for me or you stay for life,” Kreger said. Kreger first cared for patients with cystic fibrosis at the University of ...

For people with cystic fibrosis, like Sabrina Walker, Trikafta has been a life-changer. Before she started taking the drug, she would wind up in the hospital for weeks at a time until antibiotics ...