Sentences with phrase «cystic fibrosis research»

Support Group Trainer / Facilitator / Coordinator: National Cystic Fibrosis Research Fund, Redwood City, CA.

August 4, 2018 Invited Support Group Trainer / Facilitator / Coordinator: National Cystic Fibrosis Research Fund, Redwood City, CA.

Support Group Facilitator / Coordinator: National Cystic Fibrosis Research Fund, Redwood City, CA.

Invited Support Group Trainer / Facilitator / Coordinator: National Cystic Fibrosis Research Fund, Redwood City, CA., July, 2016.

By hosting a successful Cold Stone fundraiser on March 1, creating a team that has collected an amazing $ 3,195 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Great Strides Walk in Boca on May 1, and now hosting a «student versus teacher» basketball game to raise money for cystic fibrosis research, Stoneman Douglas students are working hard to keep Lalinde's dream alive.

Half of the proceeds from the cover went to local folks who needed help with medical expenses; the other half went to Cystic Fibrosis research.

Dr. Welsh is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and Roy J. Carver Biomedical Research Chair in Internal Medicine and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Professor of Neurosurgery, Director of the University of Iowa Cystic Fibrosis Research Center, and Director of the University of Iowa Institute for Biomedical Discovery at the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine of the University of Iowa.

Michael J. Welsh, MD Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Roy J. Carver Biomedical Research Chair in Internal Medicine and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Director, Cystic Fibrosis Research Center Director, Institute for Biomedical Discovery University of Iowa

In partnership with the Italian Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation, we founded a CF animal Core Facility (CFaCore) as a platform for pre-clinical studies and for testing novel antibacterial or anti-inflammatory therapies.

«New cystic fibrosis research takes aim at deadly pathogen.»

Not exact matches

As a postdoc at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City, Rogers used the pig model to better understand the genetic underpinnings of cystic fibrosis — research that earned him a first - author publication in Science in the 26 September 2008 issue (p. 1837).

Whilst there I worked on a research project studying the genetics of inherited deafness and also performed routine genetic screening and prenatal diagnoses for diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis.

To learn more, read Scientific American's feature «A Breath of Fresh Air» (preview), about the research behind ivacaftor and several other compounds that may someday address more common forms of cystic fibrosis.

Roughly 30,000 people in the United States suffer from cystic fibrosis, and despite research advances, many still die in early adulthood — nearly all of chronic lung inflammation prompted by P. aeruginosa.

Appearing alongside the heads of five of NIH's 27 institutes and centers, Collins instead offered examples of how NIH research has led to new drugs for cystic fibrosis and cancer treatments that help the immune system fight tumors.

The new research investigated the effectiveness of MSC therapy in a mouse model of chronic inflammatory lung disease, which reflects some of the essential features of diseases such as COPD and cystic fibrosis.

«The trial is important for gene research and may be a proof of principle that targeting the most common mutation in cystic fibrosis is an effective approach for treatment of most patients,» Gentzsch said.

New research has discovered a link between a vital pumping system that does not function correctly in people with cystic fibrosis and the parasite Toxoplasma.

In the Netherlands, based on research reported in 2016 in Science Translational Medicine, Clevers and colleagues are already using personalized gut organoids, derived from rectal biopsies, to test whether cystic fibrosis patients will benefit from available drugs.

A multi-drug resistant infection that can cause life - threatening illness in people with cystic fibrosis (CF) and can spread from patient to patient has spread globally and is becoming increasingly virulent, according to new research published today in the journal Science.

New research has identified new molecules that could help in the fight to prevent diseases caused by faulty ion channels, such as cystic fibrosis.

Substances produced by a harmful bacterium in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients may enhance the growth of other bacteria that, in turn, inhibit the harmful bacterium's biofilm, according to new research published in PLOS Pathogens.

Substances produced by a harmful bacterium in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients may enhance the growth of other bacteria that, in turn, inhibit the harmful bacterium's biofilm, according to new research.

The research, which is supported by the National Institutes of Health, the Cancer Research Institute, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Parkinson's Disease Foundation, was reported February 28 in the journal Nano research, which is supported by the National Institutes of Health, the Cancer Research Institute, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Parkinson's Disease Foundation, was reported February 28 in the journal Nano Research Institute, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Parkinson's Disease Foundation, was reported February 28 in the journal Nano Letters.

The group has set up pilot screening programmes for cystic fibrosis, and in its first three years it has spent about $ 10 million on research into issues that surround testing, such as its psychological impact and who should have access to the results.

Alton says that the UK Cystic Fibrosis Trust, which had poured # 30 million into the research so far, told his team in late February that because donations are down, the charity can't fund the new trial.

2000 — CFF gives Aurora Biosciences $ 44 million to find a cure and forms an arm called Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics to spearhead research.

People with cystic fibrosis are living longer than ever before, but their lifespan is almost 10 years longer in Canada than in the United States, according to research published March 14 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

New research comparing cystic fibrosis patients in the United States and Canada showed that, although the patients» nutritional status and lung function improved in both countries over the period from 1990 to 2013, the rate of improvement was faster in the United States.

Calling their compound a new therapeutic candidate for people with severe asthma and other chronic airway diseases, researchers say with additional research and development their discovery could lead to future clinical trials for asthma, Cystic Fibrosis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

And the technique will benefit not just cancer research but research into every disease driven by gene mutations, from cystic fibrosis to Alzheimer's disease — ultimately enabling customized treatments for patients in a way never before possible.

The research is part of a joint task force between the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European Cystic Fibrosis Society (ECFS).

In addition, after taking into account factors such as age and the severity of the disease, the risk of death among people with cystic fibrosis was 34 per cent lower in Canada than in the United States, according to the research by lead author Dr. Stephenson and colleagues.

The research team included Scott H. Randell, Ph.D., a leading expert in the culture of primary lung cells, from the Cystic Fibrosis / Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapresearch team included Scott H. Randell, Ph.D., a leading expert in the culture of primary lung cells, from the Cystic Fibrosis / Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center at the University of North Carolina at ChapResearch and Treatment Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

As we started the translation of our latest noninvasive prenatal diagnosis approach from research into clinical practice, we provide detailed feedback on current cystic fibrosis NIPD clinical practice and prospects.

The Division of Pediatric Pulmonology directs basic and clinical research programs related to asthma, cystic fibrosis and bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

Mary Dwight of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) and Cynthia Rice of JDRF shared their views about why it's important for groups like theirs to engage with regulators, as well as how to get started and how to be effective, during a recent FasterCures Webinar, «Engaging with FDA: A Guide for Foundation Funders of Research.»

Led by Dr. Samya Nasr, the U-M Cystic Fibrosis Center participates in numerous research studies investigating the latest treatments for CF, focusing on adherence, new therapies, and nutritional health.

Matthews» laboratory research, with long - term support from the National Institutes of Health, focuses on the fundamental mechanisms used by epithelial tissues to regulate salt secretion — which goes awry in several diseases, including cystic fibrosis and many forms of diarrhea.

Faculty research is currently funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

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We've already seen how this so - called precision medicine can be successful in advancing research to combat other diseases like cystic fibrosis.

Multiple research groups and companies are hot on the tracks of unleashing CRISPR on sickle cell disease, hemophilia, cystic fibrosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, genetic forms of blindness, and, of course, cancer.

Research into lung disease has yielded many life - changing results, such as the development of new effective asthma treatment, the increased success of lung transplants, better treatments for cystic fibrosis, and proving the link between smoking and lung cancer.

Gordon Brown, whose youngest son suffers from cystic fibrosis, one of the conditions which scientists hope may be treated as a result of the research, launched a passionate defence of the Bill, on which Labour MPs have a free vote.

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Using translational research methods, the DZL seeks to jointly develop new approaches for the prevention, diagnosis and therapy of serious lung diseases including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis, diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD), endstage lung disease, lung cancer, pneumonia and acute lung injury, and pulmonary hypertension.

Past projects: Our research has previously focused on finding novel ways to stimulate chloride and water secretion of epithelial cells in understanding cystic fibrosis (CF).

Diseases affecting the lung, including emphysema, cystic fibrosis, acute respiratory distress syndrome and pulmonary fibrosis, cause considerable morbidity and mortality in the U.S.. However, there are not many treatment options available for those diseases, in part due to the limited availability of human lung cells for research.

A team of scientists from the UNC School of Medicine and North Carolina State University (NCSU) has developed promising research towards a possible stem cell treatment for several lung conditions, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and cystic fibrosis — often - fatal conditions that affect tens of millions of Americans.