Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

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The annual Celebrity Waiters Night will be held Nov. 7 to help raise money for the fight against Cystic Fibrosis, a disease that strikes children and significantly shortens their lives.. Read Full Story

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with cystic fibrosis, or CF, often have problems with sleeping, eating and complying with the physiotherapy they need, a new study shows. These problem behaviors "may adversely affect health outcomes in children with CF," Dr. Christopher Richard Ward, of Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Australia, and colleagues write in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder in which thick secretions build up in the lungs, making it difficult to breath. Infections also often set in, despite frequent physical therapy to try to clear the secretions. The researchers surveyed 117 families of children with CF ... Read Full Story

Finding could lead to treatments for bronchitis, asthma, researchers say By -- Randy Dotinga Share What is this? Buzz Digg Facebook More... EMAIL PRINT RSS   TUESDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- The discovery of a genetic switch that makes mucus production go into overdrive could potentially lead to better treatments for chronic lung ailments, a new study says. Excessive mucus production in the lungs can cause illness or death from asthma, cystic fibrosis, bronchitis, common colds and other illnesses. From a biological perspective, it's unclear why the body creates dangerous levels of mucus, the researchers noted in the Sept. 14 online issue of ... Read Full Story

close Loading Image... ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news and science breakthroughs -- updated daily Science News Share Blog Cite Print Email Bookmark Bicarbonate Linked To Sticky Mucus In Cystic Fibrosis ScienceDaily (Aug. 27, 2009) — A hallmark of cystic fibrosis, a disease caused by mutations in the CTFR gene, is the accumulation of abnormally thick and sticky mucus in the lung, intestine, and various other organs. Although the accumulation of this mucus is thought likely to play a central role in the development of disease, how mutations in the CTFR gene lead to mucus accumulation have not been determined. See also: ... Read Full Story