Researchers have developed a simple urine test to measure the severity of the serious disease cystic fibrosis and assess the effect of new treatments. Researchers have developed a simple urine test to ...

People living with cystic fibrosis (CF) will benefit from improved treatment as international experts produce clinical practice guidance for exercise assessments. The European CF Society Exercise ...

A recent document establishes standard operating procedures for exercise testing in patients with cystic fibrosis across the globe. It outlines tests that can be used in lower income countries. For ...

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VIENNA — Advances in genetic testing and newly discovered biomarkers can help screen newborns and monitor inflammation and pulmonary exacerbations in patients diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. At the ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 5-year-old daughter has been tested for cystic fibrosis twice. Both times the test has come up in the "gray area" in the 40s. The pulmonologist told us he does not know a lot ...

Several cutting-edge treatments have become available in recent years to correct the debilitating chronic lung congestion associated with cystic fibrosis. While the new drugs are life-changing for ...

An easy-to-administer electrolyte test could offer new insight into response to treatment and disease progression for patients with cystic fibrosis. In a new study, researchers found that urine ...

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 ...

Cystic fibrosis is caused by genetic changes and is always present at birth. Although rare, cystic fibrosis isn’t diagnosed in some people who have mild symptoms until they’re adults. This is known as ...

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder that is more common in certain ethnic groups. When the father and mother carry the gene that causes cystic fibrosis, there is a 25 percent chance their child ...