Genetics
Metabolism, not genes, may offer more insight into risk of some diseases
Our ancestry can be detected not only in our genes, but also in our metabolism, a new Yale-led study has found.
Oct 17, 2022
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Cystic Fibrosis
Medical research
Phage trial to treat CF patients with multi-drug resistant bacterial infections
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disorder that causes severe damage to the lungs and other organs in the body. Nearly 40,000 children and adults in the United States live with CF, an often difficult existence exacerbated ...
Oct 11, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Immunologic defect may leave some vulnerable to rare bacterial infection
Everyone breathes in Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) bacteria from time to time, but most people don't get sick. These bacteria, cousins of the deadly Mycobacterium tuberculosis, tend to live out their harmless little ...
Oct 3, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cystic fibrosis patients can benefit from vitamin supplements, research shows
Cystic fibrosis patients who supplement their diet with vitamin C can also derive greater benefit from another antioxidant, vitamin E, resulting in a reduction in damaging inflammation, a study led by Oregon State University ...
Sep 28, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Tremendous hope': New cystic fibrosis treatment changing lives
David Fiant says his cystic fibrosis and the arduous therapy it required was so bad he "could no longer tell if I was living to heal myself or healing myself to live".
Sep 23, 2022
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Immunology
Discovery of a defective SIGIRR-dependent anti-inflammatory pathway in cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-threatening genetic disorder, marked by recurrent infections resulting in chronic lung inflammation. Unfortunately, the mechanisms underlying this inflammation are not fully elucidated. In this ...
Aug 26, 2022
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Health
Does TikTok's chia-lemon 'internal shower' really beat constipation? Here's what science says
Heard about the chia seed-lemon juice "internal shower" drink? It's going viral on TikTok and is being hailed as a digestion booster, constipation and bloating buster (particularly after traveling), detox drink and hangover ...
Aug 26, 2022
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Immunology
Immune cell model paves way for new treatments targeting common infection among immunocompromised children
Researchers have successfully engineered human immune cells to model an infection common among immunocompromised people in a discovery that paves the way for new drug testing and treatments.
Aug 18, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cystic fibrosis: Causal treatment suitable from childhood
Cystic fibrosis remains an incurable genetic disorder that impairs lung function and significantly reduces life expectancy. A new combination drug therapy that addresses the disorder's underlying defects offers a promising ...
Aug 8, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Virtual lung therapy by smartphone app rivals traditional method
The QUT Inspire ISy app, was developed by QUT Ph.D. candidate Clarence Baxter and has been tested and compared with a Triflo II clinical incentive spirometry device by 24 healthy participants with the study's results published ...
Jul 28, 2022
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