Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a progressive genetic disease that adversely affects a person's lungs, pancreas and other vital organs, says Dr. Michael Boyle, president and CEO of the Cystic Fibrosis ...

At similar radiation doses, ultra-low-dose chest CT provides superior image quality over chest x-rays in children with cystic ...

When Molly Pam was born in 1988, these impossible questions were the reality for people with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that leads to an early death from lung failure. But Ms. Pam is now 34.

Health Lung-targeted CRISPR therapy offers hope for cystic fibrosis Gene therapies for cystic fibrosis have previously struggled to reach the faulty lung cells, but a new approach has succeeded in ...

Cystic fibrosis is one of the most common genetic disorders, causing thick mucus build-up in the lungs and other parts of the body, breathing problems, and infection. A three-drug cocktail known ...