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Study Reveals How Cells Destroy Faulty Proteins In Cystic Fibrosis
August 10, 2006 The cellular system that degrades faulty proteins created by the cystic fibrosis gene has been identified by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scientists. Turning off the degradation system ... > full story -
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Study Sheds Light On Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes
July 7, 2006 A University of Florida study in animals suggests diabetes in cystic fibrosis patients is not caused by the destruction of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas -- as is often the case in patients ... > full story -
Johns Hopkins Lab Scientists Tame Overactive Cystic Fibrosis Protein
June 29, 2006 A team led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center scientists has identified and successfully tamed an overactive protein that plays a key role in cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disorder that interferes ... > full story -
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Discovery Could Aid Fight Against Cystic Fibrosis Infection
June 9, 2006 Harvard Medical School researchers have discovered one way that a hardy disease-causing bacteria could be surviving in the lungs of chronically infected cystic fibrosis (CF) ... > full story -
Scientists Discover Basic Defect In Cystic Fibrosis Airway Glands
March 18, 2006 Scientists have determined that the buildup of sticky mucus found in cystic fibrosis is caused by a loss in the epithelial cell's ability to secrete fluid. This research appears in the Journal of ... > full story -
PET Scans Used To Monitor Lung Inflammation Noninvasively
March 8, 2006 A noninvasive approach for assessing lung inflammation should accelerate efforts to develop drugs for inflammatory lung conditions like cystic fibrosis and pneumonia, scientists report. Researchers ... > full story -
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Penn Pairs Chronically Ill Patients With Medical Students To Create Better Doctors
March 3, 2006 Can someone who suffers from a lethal genetic disease teach a pair of medical students to become better doctors? That's the goal of a unique, long-term patient-student pairing program at the ... > full story -
Bone Marrow Cells Can Become Functional Gut Lining Cells
March 2, 2006 Yale researchers report the discovery that cells used in bone marrow transplantation can develop into new cells lining the ... > full story -
Common Food Preservative Might Provide Treatment For Cystic Fibrosis
January 26, 2006 Researchers led by a University of Cincinnati scientist say they have discovered what might be the "Achilles' heel" of a dangerous organism that lives in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients -- a ... > full story -
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Researchers Find Effective, Cheap Treatment For Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease
January 24, 2006 Working half a world away from each other, two teams of medical scientists have identified what they believe is a simple, effective and inexpensive treatment to reduce lung problems associated with ... > full story
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