If you've spotted mucus in your little one's diaper, here's what it might mean – and when to check in with a doctor.

Cystic fibrosis meconium ileus happens when a newborn's first bowel movement, called meconium, does not pass and blocks the intestines. This can become a medical emergency.

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that causes the body to produce thick, sticky mucus that builds up mainly in the ...

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder that causes mucus-producing organs to malfunction and produce abnormally thick, sticky mucus. This causes problems in those organs, such as the lungs, the ...

The discovery by cystic fibrosis researchers offers the possibility of developing therapies to intervene in utero. Some of these genes may influence disease in other cystic fibrosis-affected organs.

The intestinal phenotype of cystic fibrosis (CF) transmembrane conductance regulator deficient mice includes altered cell homeostasis and a distended crypt-villus axis, which, in previous work ...

A person with cystic fibrosis (CF) can be more vulnerable to developing exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). Learn more about the link between them here.

When he was about 14, Pete Proimos learned a soul-crushing statistic about the cystic fibrosis he’d endured since birth: Patients back then didn’t live much past high school. “Should I go to ...

Many medical professionals are still incorrectly taught that cystic fibrosis is a white disease. For decades, it's been overlooked in people of color.