Intestinal fibrosis, as a late-stage complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), leads to bowel obstruction and requires surgical intervention, significantly lowering the quality of life of ...

Virtual choir program founder Ashley Ballou-Bonnema shares her selfless story on living with and advocating for a life with the chronic disease.

Pulmonary fibrosis is a rare, chronic disease that causes scarring in the lungs, making breathing difficult for people who suffer with it.

Patients aged 6 to 11 years with cystic fibrosis receiving 24-week once-daily vanzacaftor/tezacaftor/deutivacaftor generally ...

I spent my childhood and young adulthood being told I was “too young and healthy” to be dealing with the health issues I experienced. But as an adult, I was determined to find answers, and eventually, ...

Gastroenterologists are doctors who specialize in the digestive system and play a vital role in managing cystic fibrosis care. The pancreas and intestines can become blocked from complications of ...

Credit: Vertex. According to Vertex Pharmaceuticals, approximately 300 additional people with CF are now eligible to receive treatment. An additional 94 non-F508del CFTR mutations and a boxed ...

CF affects every racial and ethnic group and is currently estimated to afflict more than 30,000 individuals in the United States and at least 100,000 people worldwide. 1,2,5 1. Shteinberg M, Haq IJ, ...

The research indicates that macrophages previously described as "pro-fibrotic" are insufficient to cause fibrosis on their own, opening the door to research that can help advance the understanding ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic condition that leads to the production of thick, sticky mucus, which can cause complications in multiple organs, including the sinuses, lungs, intestines ...