Yvonne Hughes, 51, from Clydebank in West Dunbartonshire, has lived with cystic fibrosis (CF) – a condition which causes ...

A Clydebank cystic fibrosis patient who wrote goodbye letters to her family before a revolutionary drug saved her life has ...

The United States Cystic Fibrosis Foundation released the first guideline on ... CF is a genetic disorder that causes ...

The United States Cystic Fibrosis Foundation released the first guideline on newborn screening for cystic fibrosis (CF), in order to improve timely detection of CF in infants from all racial and ...

The United States Cystic Fibrosis Foundation released the first ... CF is a genetic disorder that causes problems with digestion and breathing. Currently, newborns in every state are screened ...

All states should adopt updated screening protocols so more newborns with cystic fibrosis can be diagnosed in the first weeks of life, when interventions can have the greatest benefit, according to ...

This disparity causes some cystic fibrosis cases to be missed. States also differ in the number of mutations they screen for. Although more than 1,000 mutations are now known to cause cystic ...

The introduction of highly effective modulator (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor) therapy improved the disease trajectory of cystic fibrosis (CF). However, its ...

Cystic fibrosis changes the way chloride (salt) moves through the cells of your body. This causes the mucus (which should be thin and slippery) in various organs to become thick and sticky ...

“Cystic Fibrosis Trust will not stop until everyone with CF can live a life that’s not limited by their condition.” CF causes thick, sticky mucus in the lungs and digestive system because it ...