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Pigs Bred With Cystic Fibrosis Provide Model To Mimic Human Disease
Cystic fibrosis continues to
be a lethal disease for
humans despite the
identification of the
problematic gene two decades
ago. Many humans born with
... > full story
Breaking The 'Mucus Barrier' With A New Drug Delivery System
Chemical engineers have
broken the "mucus barrier,"
engineering the first
drug-delivery particles
capable of passing through
human mucus -- regarded by
... > full story
Breakthrough In Fight Against Deadly Superbug: Early Detection Method Greatly Increases Chances Of Survival
Scientists have made a major
breakthrough in the fight
against a deadly hospital
infection which kills tens
of thousands of people every
... > full story
Bacterial Toxin Closes Gate On Immune Response, Researchers Discover
Researchers have
demonstrated that a
bacterial toxin from the
common bacterium
Staphylococcus aureus shuts
... > full story
- Pigs Bred With Cystic Fibrosis Provide Model To Mimic Human Disease
- Breaking The 'Mucus Barrier' With A New Drug Delivery System
- Breakthrough In Fight Against Deadly Superbug: Early Detection Method Greatly Increases Chances Of Survival
- Bacterial Toxin Closes Gate On Immune Response, Researchers Discover
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New Approach To Treating Cystic Fibrosis Lung Infection Shows Promise
September 23, 2008 — Researchers have found a new method of fighting severe lung infections in people with cystic ... > full story -
Protein Opens Hope Of Treatment For Cystic Fibrosis Patients
September 12, 2008 — Scientists have finally identified a direct role for the missing protein that leaves cystic fibrosis patients open to attack from lung-damaging bacteria, the main reason most of them die before their ... > full story -
New Drug Hope For Cystic Fibrosis Patients
September 10, 2008 — A new drug therapy may represent a tremendous step forward in the treatment of some 70,000 cystic fibrosis patients worldwide. One of the researchers said, "The early results with VX-770 suggest that ... > full story -
Rattlesnake-type Poisons Used By Superbug Bacteria To Beat Our Defenses
September 9, 2008 — Colonies of hospital superbugs can make poisons similar to those found in rattlesnake venom to attack our bodies' natural defenses, according to new ... > full story -
Cystic Fibrosis: Engineered Proteins Can 'Bypass' Genetic Defect
August 29, 2008 — By manipulating the machinery used by our cells for quality control, researchers have found a way to restore the function of cystic fibrosis (CF) airway cells. This could significantly reduce the ... > full story -
Cell's 'Quality Control' Mechanism Discovered
July 30, 2008 — Researchers have discovered a key component of the quality control mechanism that operates inside human cells -- sometimes too well. The breakthrough has significant implications for the development ... > full story -
Asthma And Smoker's Lung: Dry Airways Play A Key Role
April 9, 2008 — Dry airways may not only play a central role in the development of the inherited lung disease cystic fibrosis, but also in acquired chronic lung diseases like asthma and smoker's lung, the cigarette ... > full story -
Experiments Point To New Treatments For PKD
April 6, 2008 — A family of small molecules called CFTR inhibitors show promising effects in slowing the progression of polycystic kidney disease, the most common genetic disease of the kidneys. Patients with PKD ... > full story -
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Announces Positive Early Results For New Drug
March 28, 2008 — The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced that VX-770, an oral drug in development that targets a basic defect in CF, showed promising results in an ongoing Phase 2a clinical trial for patients who ... > full story -
Promising New Research For Cystic Fibrosis
March 19, 2008 — New research holds promise for developing innovative therapies against cystic fibrosis and may also serve as a model for future therapies against the HIV virus. Past studies have shown it is possible ... > full story
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