Research Briefs

Waging War On Harmful Bacteria

Bacteria and microbes are everywhere. While most are harmless, or even beneficial, some do cause disease. People with cystic fibrosis may be affected by bacteria that are otherwise harmless in healthy people. Read more ...

Muscle Loss in Cystic Fibrosis

People with cystic fibrosis experience difficulty breathing. Often, this is because of severe infection in the lungs or progressive damage to lung tissue due to inflammation. However, breathing problems can be worsened by muscle loss in the diaphragm – the muscle used for breathing. Read more ...

New Transplant Techniques Show Promise

Lung transplants are an important treatment option for end-stage cystic fibrosis. Unfortunately, only 15-20% of donated lungs can actually be transplanted because of damage that occurs during or after the donor’s death.  Read more ...

Fighting Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes

People with cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) need to keep their blood sugar levels under control. Read more ...

Targeting the Basic Defect of Cystic Fibrosis

The Breathe (Basic Research and Therapy) research program aims to use the knowledge acquired from the discovery of the gene responsible for cystic fibrosis to develop new treatments targeting the basic defect in CF. Read more ...

A New Approach to Treating Infection

Dr. Michael Surette, of the University of Calgary, studies the communities of bacteria that live in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis. Read more ...

Reviewed/updated: 2010-02-09