She was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis – an inherited condition that causes mucus buildup in the lungs, and often leads to ...

lung transplant candidates with cystic fibrosis had maintained or increased their rehabilitation measures, according to study data. “The present study highlights the importance of physiological ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive ... The only treatment for end-stage CF lung disease is lung transplantation. [1] While therapies for the treatment of dyspnea in end-stage CF ...

After living with cystic fibrosis for over 20 years, Nicole Heller, of Norwalk, received a second chance at life through a ...

Cystic Fibrosis Damages the Immune System Early ... Milestone in the Field of Lung Transplantation: Improvement in Rejection and Infection Rate Thanks to Extracorporeal Photopheresis Jan. 9 ...

A new study supports the clinical utility of human nasal epithelial cultures as predictive biomarkers for cystic fibrosis CFTR modulator therapy.

When receiving a lung transplant, one of the most important complications to look out for is chronic lung allograft dysfunction, known as CLAD. Preventing this complication for those who receive a ...

Cahir O'Hagan was 25 when he died from cystic fibrosis while waiting for a lung transplant. A man whose brother died waiting on a double lung transplant says more work is needed to make Cystic ...

"The prognosis wasn't great for living long." In the year 2000, Mr Weblin had a double lung transplant. Later, when the Cystic Fibrosis Centre was established in Cork, Mr Weblin said it "changed ...