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Carrier screening associated with decrease in incidence of cystic fibrosis
An increase in the number of screened carriers for cystic fibrosis (CF) was associated with a decrease in the number of children born with CF in northeast Italy, according to a study in the December 16 issue of JAMA.
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Dec 16, 2009 |
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In bubble-rafting snails, the eggs came first
(PhysOrg.com) -- It's "Waterworld" snail style: Ocean-dwelling snails that spend most of their lives floating upside down, attached to rafts of mucus bubbles.
Oct 10, 2011 |
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Pig model of cystic fibrosis improves understanding of disease
It's been more than 20 years since scientists first discovered the gene that causes cystic fibrosis (CF), yet questions about how the mutated gene causes disease remain unanswered.
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Mar 16, 2011 |
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Novel approach shows promise for cystic fibrosis
An investigational drug targeting a defective protein that causes cystic fibrosis has been shown to improve lung function in a small study of CF patients, according to findings published Nov. 18, 2010, in the New England Jo ...
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Nov 17, 2010 |
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Cystic fibrosis patients survive longer in EU compared with non-EU countries
The largest multinational study of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) has shown that patients from EU countries (membership as of 2003) survive longer than those in neighbouring non-EU countries. Crucially, the data show ...
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Mar 18, 2010 |
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Cystic fibrosis testing -- next steps
Three reports describing advances in cystic fibrosis genetic testing appear in the May 2009 issue of The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.
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Apr 27, 2009 |
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'Evolved' virus may improve gene therapy for cystic fibrosis
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Iowa have turned a relatively benign virus into a highly infectious form that is ideal as a carrier for gene ...
Feb 16, 2009 |
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Hope for preventative treatment for cystic fibrosis lung disease
Heidelberg researchers have succeeded in preventing cystic fibrosis lung disease in an animal model by spraying amiloride into the lungs of young mice. This is the first therapy to successfully attack the root cause of the ...
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Feb 05, 2009 |
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Researchers develop new model for cystic fibrosis
In a first, researchers at the University of Iowa and the University of Missouri (MU) have developed a pig model for cystic fibrosis (CF) that appears to closely mimic the disease in human infants. The striking ...
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Sep 25, 2008 |
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New drug hope for cystic fibrosis patients
A new drug therapy may represent a tremendous step forward in the treatment of some 70,000 cystic fibrosis (CF) patients worldwide, Dr David Sheppard from the University of Bristol will tell an audience at the BA Festival ...
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Sep 09, 2008 |
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Data show a decline in cystic fibrosis since introduction of prenatal carrier screening
A brief report in the February 28, 2008, New England Journal of Medicine, led by researchers at the New England Newborn Screening Program (NENSP) of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), indicates a decl ...
Feb 28, 2008 |
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