BEF, Author at The Boomer Esiason Foundation

March 19, 2019

A new study using a pig model of cystic fibrosis (CF) suggests that low levels of a growth promoting hormone at or before birth may contribute to growth defects in patients with CF. The study, led by University of Iowa researchers and published online the week...

Impaired Metabolism in CF Lung Epithelial Cells Revealed by Metabolic Analysis

by BEF

CF News, Research

March 19, 2019

Note from BEF: The following Metabolon press release details a newly published research paper. The paper's findings "reveal novel metabolic abnormalities associated with the CF pathological process and identify a panel of potential biomarkers for therapeutic development using this model system," according to Metabolon. The...

Bacteria Identified as New Foe for CF Patients

by BEF

CF News, Research

March 19, 2019

A new study links flare-ups of cystic fibrosis to a chronic bacterial infection, a finding that could give physicians new insight into the disease and offer a new target for medication. The germ in question is called Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. "Our study showed that chronic infection with S....

Human Growth Hormone Shows Promise in Treating Cystic Fibrosis Symptoms

by BEF

CF News, Research

March 19, 2019

Human growth hormone can be used successfully to treat some symptoms of cystic fibrosis, but its impact on the disease itself remains unknown, according to a new report funded by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Cystic fibrosis...

University of Texas Researcher Receives $2.1 Million Grant to Focus on Drug Delivery to Lungs

by BEF

CF News, Research

March 19, 2019

A University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy researcher has received a $2.1 million grant to develop new techniques for drug delivery to the lungs, helping in the fight against such lung diseases as cystic fibrosis. Dr. Hugh Smyth, assistant professor of pharmaceutics, was awarded...

Researchers: Vitamin D May Treat, Prevent Allergic Reaction to Mold in CF Patients

by BEF

CF News, Research

March 19, 2019

Vitamin D may be an effective therapy to treat and even prevent allergy to a common mold that can cause severe complications for patients with cystic fibrosis and asthma, according to researchers from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, the University of Pittsburgh School of...

Luminex Announces Commercial Launch of New CF Genetic Screening Test

by BEF

CF News, Research

March 19, 2019

Luminex Corporation, the worldwide leader in multiplexed solutions, announced the full commercial launch of its xTAG® Cystic Fibrosis 60 Kit v2, a new diagnostic test that can simultaneously screen a single blood sample for up to 60 cystic fibrosis-causing genetic mutations in a matter of...

New Study Examines Impact of MRSA on CF

by BEF

CF News, Research

March 19, 2019

A study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association examines the effect that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has on people with cystic fibrosis. It found that chronic infection with MRSA in people with CF was associated with worse survival than those who...

Researchers Still Expect Genetic Mapping Project Will Lead to New Drugs

by BEF

CF News, Research

March 19, 2019

NORTH WALES, PENN. -- At Merck's ''automated biotechnology facility'' here, robot arms adapted from automobile factories deftly shuttle plates containing human cells. Assisted by the robots and other complex machinery, scientists are studying what happens to the cells as each of the roughly 22,000 human genes...

A Heroic Group of Women Triumphing over Cystic Fibrosis

by BEF

CF Community, CF News, Transplants

March 19, 2019

The New York Daily News featured six heroic women who battle cystic fibrosis daily. These six friends share several special bonds, the two most notable being their shared disease and the survival of double lung transplants. This inspirational group met while searching online for CF...

Author: BEF

Growth Defects in CF May Start Before Birth, Study Finds

Impaired Metabolism in CF Lung Epithelial Cells Revealed by Metabolic Analysis

Bacteria Identified as New Foe for CF Patients

Human Growth Hormone Shows Promise in Treating Cystic Fibrosis Symptoms

University of Texas Researcher Receives $2.1 Million Grant to Focus on Drug Delivery to Lungs

Researchers: Vitamin D May Treat, Prevent Allergic Reaction to Mold in CF Patients

Luminex Announces Commercial Launch of New CF Genetic Screening Test

New Study Examines Impact of MRSA on CF

Researchers Still Expect Genetic Mapping Project Will Lead to New Drugs

A Heroic Group of Women Triumphing over Cystic Fibrosis

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