Care for patients with cystic fibrosis has undergone transformative changes over the past decade and serves as an example of how an understanding of the functional consequences of a genetic disease ...

The inherited progressive disorder cystic fibrosis (CF) causes severe damage to the lungs, and other tissues in the body by affecting the cells that produce mucus, sweat, and digestive juices. In ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that affects numerous systems of the body. It is a complicated disease that differs from person to person. An autosomal recessive disorder ...

In a recently published research article, Pablo Artigas, Ph.D., from the Center for Membrane Protein Research at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine's ...

Lung transplants are considered for individuals with end-stage cystic fibrosis when other treatments have failed to improve lung function and quality of life. However, lung transplants cannot cure ...

Breathing disorders are common in the U.S. with conditions like COPD affecting some 7% of the population and asthma affecting another 10%. Digestive conditions like GERD, acid reflux, Celiac disease ...