I was bullied at school because my cystic fibrosis made me different from my peers. However, my perspective shifted as I got older, and I learned to embrace the unique qualities that make me who I am ...

Background Early-life inflammation has long been recognised as a key pathophysiological process in the evolution of cystic ...

Despite new medication, cystic fibrosis often leads to permanent lung damage. Working with an international team, researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have discovered that the ...

A Wilmore woman made quite the discovery after receiving results from a DNA kit, one that would lead to a shocking diagnosis.

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago launched a newborn screening awareness campaign, with signage on public transit and billboards across Chicago urging parents to contact their child ...

Rather than destroy the paper cards used to collect bloodspots for newborn testing, Utah keeps the samples without telling ...

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago launched a newborn screening awareness campaign, with signage on public transit and billboards across Chicago urging parents to contact their child ...

To conduct a TgAb test, a healthcare professional will take a blood sample and send it to a laboratory for evaluation. The results can inform a doctor if a person has an elevated level of ...

Skin fibrosis is an often-painful condition wherein the skin thickens and hardens, making it difficult to move. And with no effective treatments currently available, patients are left with few avenues ...

Devyser has secured a tender for its cystic fibrosis NGS test, Devyser CFTR. The tender with Policlinico di Bari is valid for five years with an estimated total order value up to 5.4 million SEK ...

Should we all be concerned about our cortisol levels? I took a blood stress test and spoke with experts to find out. Anna Gragert Wellness Editor II Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pulmonary fibrosis (also called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF) are both serious lifelong diseases that make it hard for you to breathe.