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 ...

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 ...

Over the past three decades, meaningful progress has been made in the research and understanding of cystic fibrosis (CF). 1 ...

Transgenic ferret models ratted out how a rare cell type affects airway function. To determine whether these CFTR-rich cells are the lung’s airway traffic controllers, Engelhardt’s team developed ...

Yale researchers successfully corrected the most common mutation in the gene that causes cystic fibrosis, a lethal genetic disorder. The study was published April 27 in Nature Communications. Cystic ...

Cystic fibrosis is among the most common, known and studied genetic diseases. It affects over 100,000 people worldwide and ...

Your body constantly renews your bone tissue in a process called bone turnover or bone remodeling. This process involves resorption (breaking down bone) and then reforming it. In people with cystic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The genetic disorder cystic fibrosis is unique because it can cause both breathing and digestive problems. Some 40,000 people in ...