Sentences with phrase «for cystic fibrosis patients»

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

Senior co-author Dr Alastair Innes from Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK adds, «Publication of this trial is a landmark for cystic fibrosis patients and we are particularly grateful to the many patients across the UK who gave their time and effort to participate and make this collaborative venture a success.»

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.

«This is an exciting and potentially life - changing finding, particularly relevant for cystic fibrosis patients who are chronically infected with multi-resistant bacteria.

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The finding supports the notion of adding a base (a substance with higher pH) to certain inhaled treatments that can be given along with antibiotics, for example in cystic fibrosis patients.

«We are now exploring ways to reformulate antibiotics together with relevant vitamins for delivery into cystic fibrosis patients and assess their efficacy, so that patients can benefit from these findings.»

«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.

We hope this leads to the ability to design, study and test new therapies for every patient on their own cells in the lab, leading to new treatments and breakthroughs in personalized medicine for individuals with a variety of lung diseases, including cystic fibrosis,» explained lead author Katherine McCauley, a PhD student at BUSM.

A therapy that replaces the faulty gene responsible for cystic fibrosis in patients» lungs has produced encouraging results in a major UK trial.

He benefits from a medication that targets the underlying cause of the disease for a small subset of cystic fibrosis patients.»

Patients undergoing gene therapy for cystic fibrosis at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, for example, have not been confined to the laboratory.

Experts agree the treatment is transformative for patients with the Cheevers» form of CF. «We have just started using it in practice,» says Henry Dorkin, a pediatric pulmonary specialist and director of the Cystic Fibrosis Center at Children's Hospital in Boston.

Ten Years of Improvement Innovation in Cystic Fibrosis Care includes reports on a range of improvement initiatives, ranging from the impact of patient education on improving adherence to critical daily treatments, and strategies for boosting nutritional status.

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.

Ivacaftor is the first drug to treat the underlying causes of cystic fibrosis rather than just its symptoms and is currently approved for patients with the «celtic gene» mutation carried by about four per cent of all patients and 10 - 15 per cent of patients in Ireland.

For example, organoids grown from the guts of individual cystic fibrosis patients are used to predict their response to drugs.

Persistent bacterial infections pose serious health problems for humans, including Cystic Fibrosis patients.

The 65Roses team is a group of individuals who run and raise money to financially assist cystic fibrosis patients cared for at the Augusta University Cystic Fibrosis Ccystic fibrosis patients cared for at the Augusta University Cystic Fibrosisfibrosis patients cared for at the Augusta University Cystic Fibrosis CCystic FibrosisFibrosis Center.

Patients with cystic fibrosis, for instance, make mucus that is too thick and gooey.

When the health of a young cystic fibrosis patient worsened, she underwent a double lung transplant and, only a year and a half later, she was winning medals at the World Transplant Games Federation for swimming.

Though every CF patient carries mutations in both copies of the same gene — coding for a protein called cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator or CFTR — symptoms can vary widely from patient to patient.

This has been used for many years to break up mucus in the lungs in patients suffering from cystic fibrosis, asthma and bronchitis, and is often used by HIV patients to boost their immune system.

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 medium - chain triglyceride oils are used in sports nutrition, hospital settings for malabsorption syndrome, cystic fibrosis, epilepsy, seriously burned or critically ill patients, and treating and nourishing premature infants.

Copper deficiency may occur in preterm infants, infants fed with cow's milk formula, chronic alcoholics, individuals with cystic fibrosis, Crohn's or celiac disease or other small intestinal disorder affecting absorption of copper, gastric bypass (bariatric surgery for weight loss)[3], kidney patients on hemodialysis, those who take zinc supplements or a metal binder penicillamine and in individuals with hereditary disorders of copper metabolism [1].

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.

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.

We have a quality improvement program for Cystic Fibrosis Clinics ensuring support for patients increasingly complex quality of life needs.

The biggest thing is making sure you can qualify for life insurance with SBLI, so lets cover (in general) what SBLI will and won't insure: SBLI Underwriting Uninsurable medical scenarios with SBLI: • Aids / HIV + status • ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) • Alzheimer's disease or dementia or significant cognitive impairments related to functionality • Cancer diagnosis within last 2 years • Chronic pain treatment, severe, receiving disability, narcotic use • Cirrhosis of the Liver • Congestive heart Failure • COPD / Emphysema or chronic bronchitis - Severe or with current nicotine use • Cystic Fibrosis • Defibrillator use • Depression, severe, recurrent or with multiple in - patient hospitalization history • Diabetes with co-morbidities that include significant cardiac disease, or impairment of renal function or mobility • Heart / Cardiac Disease - multiple vessels diagnosed within 2 years or any past history with current nicotine use • Muscular Dystrophy • Multiple Sclerosis, if symptoms progressing • Organ Transplants, in most scenarios • Quadriplegia • Pulmonary hypertension • Renal failure, Renal insufficiency - severe • Stroke within 1 year • Suicide attempt within 5 years • Surgical repair of heart valves, aneurysms, intracranial tumors, major organs within six months, including gastric bypass Uninsurable non-medical scenarios: • Marijuana use, 4 or more times weekly • Substance abuse / misuse within last 5 years • Criminal activity - any history within the last 10 years • DUI, more than 2 or under age 25 if within 1 year • Unemployed (other than homemakers or retired) with minimal household income or dependent on SSI / disability benefits • Bankruptcy filing within 2 years • Liens / Judgements - outstanding activity that exceeds $ 50K

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