New drugs for cystic fibrosis bring hope
Emily Schaller likes to travel as part of the cystic-fibrosis advocacy she does, but the daily regimen she uses to manage her disease weighs her down.
Jul 29, 2010
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Even mild immune reactions have significant energy costs, evolutionary anthropologist finds
Bioartificial lungs transplanted into rats (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in the US have grown lungs in their laboratory and transplanted them into rats. The transplanted lungs functioned for up to six hours. The current work follows independent research ...
Jul 15, 2010
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Home care equivalent to hospital care for some patients with cystic fibrosis
Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) recover from exacerbations equally well if they are treated at home or in a hospital, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins University. Furthermore, longer treatment with antibiotics ...
Jul 08, 2010
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Computer program takes on protein puzzle
(PhysOrg.com) -- All proteins self-assemble in a fraction of the blink of an eye, but it can take a long time to mimic the process. And there has been no guarantee of success, even with the most powerful computers - until ...
Jul 06, 2010
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Scientists grow new lungs using 'skeletons' of old ones
For someone with a severe, incurable lung disorder such as cystic fibrosis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a lung transplant may be the only chance for survival. Unfortunately, it's often not a very good chance. ...
Jun 24, 2010
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Researchers fight genetic killer of infants and toddlers
Researchers at the University of Utah are making strides in understanding and combating a motor neuron disease known as Spinal Muscular Atrophy. The spinal muscular atrophies are a group of inherited diseases that cause progressive ...
Jun 17, 2010
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Major JAMA study examines cystic fibrosis survival rates and MRSA infections
A team of researchers led by Elliott Dasenbrook, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Associate Director of the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program at ...
Jun 15, 2010
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Should the results of individual genetic studies be disclosed to participants?
Individual results of genetic research studies should not be disclosed to participants without careful consideration, a scientist will tell the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics today (Monday). ...
Jun 13, 2010
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New method manipulates particles for sensors, crime scene testing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Purdue University have developed a potential new tool for medical diagnostics, testing food and water for contamination, and crime-scene forensics.
Jun 07, 2010
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Biosensors reveal how single bacterium gets the message to split into a swimming and a stay-put cell
Some species of bacteria perform an amazing reproductive feat. When the single-celled organism splits in two, the daughter cell - the swarmer - inherits a propeller to swim freely. The mother cell builds a ...
Jun 03, 2010
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Older patients offer insight into the future of cystic fibrosis (w/ Video)
An emerging population of middle-aged cystic fibrosis patients contains significantly more females and includes a large proportion of patients who lived for decades without a diagnosis or specialized care, according to research ...
May 20, 2010
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MP-376 safe and effective for treatment of P. aeruginosa in CF patients
A new possible treatment to treat P. aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients appears to be promising, according to research to be presented at the ATS 2010 International Conference in New Orleans.
May 16, 2010
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Off-the-shelf genetics tests to hit US pharmacies
Want to find out what diseases await you in the future, your chances of developing Alzheimer's? Or whether you will pass something on to your child? Then a trip to the pharmacy may reveal all.
May 11, 2010
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Use of antibiotic by children with cystic fibrosis does not result in improved lung function
Children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis who received the antibiotic azithromycin did not experience improved lung function, compared to patients who received placebo, according to a study in the May 5 issue of JAMA.
May 04, 2010
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