Current newborn screening for cystic fibrosis favors white children over those from other backgrounds CF genetic screens typically use one variant that’s found predominantly in people of European ...

Two nationally recognized experts in cloning and stem cell science from the University of Houston, Wa Xian and Frank McKeon, are reporting that five lung stem cell variants dominate the lungs of ...

Two nationally recognized experts in cloning and stem cell science from the University of Houston, Wa Xian and Frank McKeon, are reporting that five lung stem cell variants dominate the lungs of ...

Twenty years ago, cystic fibrosis wasn’t a household term for me. Today, cystic fibrosis — a genetic disorder that causes a buildup of thick, sticky mucus that can damage organs, especially the lungs ...

New research out of the University of Iowa is reshaping what it means to live with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that ...

Until you read this, you weren’t thinking about your breathing (sorry I mentioned it). But now that you’re paying attention, maybe your breathing has become a little more shallow, its frequency a ...

A new multi-site study led by researchers at CU Anschutz shows that people with cystic fibrosis (CF) who start the ...

It is well known that mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) gene are causative of cystic fibrosis, a lethal autosomal recessive Mendelian disorder. Several studies have also ...

From 2008 to 2023, there has been a significant decrease in cystic fibrosis mortality rates and a significant rise in sickle ...