by American College of Physicians Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study of 50 adult patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) has found that challenged urine bicarbonate excretion may offer a new, simple, and safe quantification of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) function and the extent of its pharmacologic improvement. The study is published in Annals of...
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Cystic fibrosis patients can benefit from vitamin supplements, Oregon State research shows
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY IMAGE: VITAMIN E CREDIT: OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY CORVALLIS, Ore. – Cystic fibrosis patients who supplement their diet with vitamin C can also derive greater benefit from another antioxidant, vitamin E, resulting in a reduction in damaging inflammation, a study led by Oregon State University suggests. The findings, published in the journal Nutrients, are...
Molecular analysis identifies key differences in lungs of cystic fibrosis patients
by University of California, Los Angeles Healthy airways (left) show well-defined layers of ciliated cells (green) and basal stem cells (red). In airways affected by cystic fibrosis (right), the layers are disrupted, and scientists identified a transitioning cell type that combines properties of both stem cells and ciliated cells (red and green in the same cell)....
Multi-drug resistant infection about to evolve within cystic fibrosis patients
by University of Cambridge “Clubbing” of the fingers is a classic features of Cystic Fibrosis, although not present in many patients. Credit: Jerry Nick, M.D./ Wikipedia Scientists have been able to track how a multi-drug resistant organism is able to evolve and spread widely among cystic fibrosis patients—showing that it can evolve rapidly within an individual...