Sentences with phrase «cystic fibrosis patients as»

My dream job is to work with other cystic fibrosis patients as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) to help them gain weight so that they can live a longer, healthier life.

Lead UK author on the study, Professor Stuart Elborn, Dean of the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences at Queen's University Belfast, said: «The estimations we have made show very positive news for cystic fibrosis patients as the average survival age is increasing.

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Dental plaque may be the best - known example of a biofilm, but these slimy aggregates of bacteria also play major roles in such chronic infections as those in the urinary tract or in the lungs in cystic fibrosis patients.

«As a result of studying these proteins, we discovered novel structures that turn out to work very well against bacterial infections, including the complicated bacterial populations in lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients.»

That's bad news for cystic fibrosis patients, as these bacteria cause infection.

As proof - of - concept, the CFTR locus was repaired in single gut stem cells from two Cystic Fibrosis patients, using CRISPR / Cas9 technology in conjunction with homologous recombination.

A pulmonologist at the Medical Center was the first to show that patients with cystic fibrosis have very little mucous in their airways — not as much as was previously thought.

A 2006 study did find that inhaling salt - infused vapors improved the breathing of cystic fibrosis patients, but as far as recreational use of halotherapy, the evidence is slim.)

The typical dosage of NAC given as an oral supplement in clinical trials is 600 mg b.i.d., although 200 mg t.i.d. has been shown to provide benefit in just 8 weeks.27 On the other hand, doses as high as 1 gram t.i.d. have been used in cystic fibrosis patients for 4 - 12 weeks with no adverse effects, and in AIDs patients, oral NAC doses up to 8 grams / day did not cause clinically significant adverse reactions.42 43 44 45 46 47

The planTrue ™ carrier screening from True Health employs industry - leading next - generation sequencing technology to detect whether a patient is a carrier for conditions such as cystic fibrosis, spinal muscular atrophy, fragile X, and many others.

Less than 2 % of diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, Huntington's chorea, and beta thalassemia, result from a single faulty gene, and only about 5 % of cancer patients can attribute their diseases to heredity.

Magnetic British actress Olivia Cooke, who Bates Motel fans know as the cystic fibrosis - stricken Emma Decody and One Direction fans know as Girl - Who - Gets - a-Piggyback-Ride-From-Harry-Styles in the «Autumn Term» video, shaved all her hair off for her role as a cancer patient in Me & Earl & The Dying Girl.

As a result of the Cystic Fibrosis Canada patient Registry we have seen an increase in request for data and publications reporting on this data.

Genetics nurses provide screening, counseling, and treatment for patients with genetic disorders, such as cystic fibrosis.