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Deficiency In The Protein MBL2 Linked To Increased Cystic Fibrosis Severity
February 21, 2008 — Although it is known that mutations in the CFTR gene cause the hereditary disorder cystic fibrosis disease, variations in other genes between individuals with CF modify the severity of the disease. ... > full story -
Peptide Discovered In Scorpion Venom May Hold Key To Secretory Diseases
February 14, 2008 — Researchers have discovered a peptide in scorpion venom that may hold the key to understanding and controlling cystic fibrosis and other secretory diseases. The novel peptide, called GaTx1, can ... > full story -
Bacterial Toxin Closes Gate On Immune Response, Researchers Discover
February 13, 2008 — Researchers have demonstrated that a bacterial toxin from the common bacterium Staphylococcus aureus shuts down the control mechanism of the tunnel, called an ion channel, in immune cell membranes. ... > full story -
Bone Complications Due To Cystic Fibrosis Have A Genetic Cause, According To Study
February 7, 2008 — A recent study sheds some new light on the bone problems that generally accompany cystic fibrosis. The new study is pointing at genetics as contributing to this bone frailty, a finding which may have ... > full story -
Drug Fights Cystic Fibrosis, Study Shows
February 5, 2008 — An experimental drug, PTC124, has proven effective in treating cystic fibrosis in mice, according to a new study. The report adds to a 2007 study on this compound fighting muscular dystrophy, and ... > full story -
Secondhand Smoke Exposure Worsens Cystic Fibrosis
January 29, 2008 — Researchers have discovered the first genetic evidence that secondhand smoke can worsen lung disease. The report describes one gene variation that can weaken lung function as well as shorten the ... > full story -
Potential New Treatment For Lung Scarring Caused By Chronic Asthma
January 10, 2008 — Chronic asthma often results in scarring of the lung airways (airway fibrosis) and this can cause airway obstruction. The soluble factor TGF-beta-1, produced by inflammatory cells known as ... > full story -
Clues To Cystic Fibrosis Gene Dysfunction And Gastrointestinal Disease Discovered
December 13, 2007 — Researchers discover a new regulatory element in a region of the cystic fibrosis gene that can control the gene's expression in the gastrointestinal tract, offering new insight into it's role in the ... > full story -
Cystic Fibrosis Proteins Photographed Interacting
December 7, 2007 — New microscopic pictures show the first-ever physical evidence of interaction between two proteins involved in cystic fibrosis (CF) disease. UAB studied a CF-causing protein and another protein ... > full story -
Unexpected Bacteria Identified In Cystic Fibrosis Patients
December 3, 2007 — Molecular technology to probe extreme life forms in undersea hydrothermal vents has been used to identify unexpected bacteria strains in the lung fluid of Denver children suffering from cystic ... > full story
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