cystic fibrosis

  1. Amity Island

    Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes

    Reduced levels of the VIP hormone in the pancreas due to low nerve supply may contribute to the development of early diabetes in people with cystic fibrosis (CF), a study in mice suggests. https://cysticfibrosisnewstoday.com/2021/06/24/low-vip-hormone-early-cf-related-diabetes-mouse-study/
  2. Northerner

    Cystic fibrosis drug campaign makes no progress in year

    It is a year on from the delivery of more than 1,000 letters to Downing Street, many of them from children, pleading for access to a cystic fibrosis drug, called Orkambi. But there is still no decision on whether it will be made available on the NHS. At the time, in May 2018, Prime Minister...
  3. Northerner

    Virtual reality used during cystic fibrosis treatment

    Virtual reality headsets are being used to help people going through treatment for cystic fibrosis. The first trial of its kind in the UK is being carried out at Llandough Hospital in Vale of Glamorgan. Patients are immersed in a safari experience and can explore their surroundings as a...
  4. Northerner

    Doctors excited by cystic fibrosis therapy

    A therapy that corrects the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis could transform treatment, doctors have said. Only half of people with cystic fibrosis make it into their 40s. Defects in their DNA mean they produce thick, sticky mucus that clogs and inexorably damages their lungs. Data...
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