CF News

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

New Podcast: Marc Smolowitz, Director of ‘The Power of Two’

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News, Transplants

March 19, 2019

In the latest podcast from the Boomer Esiason Foundation, director Marc Smolowitz discusses how “The Power of Two” documentary film is raising awareness of cystic fibrosis and organ donation. “The Power of Two” offers an intimate portrayal of the bond...

National Minority Donor Awareness Day Marks Fifteenth Anniversary on August 1

by BEF

CF Community, CF News, Transplants

March 19, 2019

August 1 marks the fifteenth anniversary of National Minority Donor Awareness Day, a special day set aside each year to call public attention to the critical need for people of African-American, Hispanic and other minority heritages to register as organ and tissue donors and share...

Teen with CF Educates Multicultural Populations About Organ Donation and Coping with Serious Illness

by BEF

CF Community, CF News, Transplants

March 19, 2019

Tyler D. Nelson, 17, knows all too well what it is to worry. At just two days old, Tyler was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis and is currently waiting for lung and liver transplants at Texas Children’s Hospital. But despite the challenges he faces, Tyler has managed to...

CF News

Bacteria Identified as New Foe for CF Patients

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

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

Luminex Announces Commercial Launch of New CF Genetic Screening Test

Researchers Still Expect Genetic Mapping Project Will Lead to New Drugs

New Study Examines Impact of MRSA on CF

A Heroic Group of Women Triumphing over Cystic Fibrosis

New Podcast: Marc Smolowitz, Director of ‘The Power of Two’

National Minority Donor Awareness Day Marks Fifteenth Anniversary on August 1

Teen with CF Educates Multicultural Populations About Organ Donation and Coping with Serious Illness

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