Growing up with cystic fibrosis made it difficult for me to have hope for the future. However, thanks to a healthy combination of physical and mental health medications, I now have so much to look ...

Who Needs Vascular Access Devices? Vascular access devices may help people with cystic fibrosis who need intravenous (IV) antibiotic treatments for more than just a few days, such as during an ...

Each year, researchers and care team members gather at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference to share their research on how to improve the lives of people with cystic fibrosis. The three ...

The Arkansas/West Tennessee Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation welcomes you! Our chapter has offices in Little Rock, Northwest Arkansas, and Memphis. We cover the state of Arkansas and western ...

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is aggressively pursuing potential treatments for people with CF who have nonsense and rare mutations who will not benefit from drugs known as modulators, which correct ...

The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein helps to maintain the balance of salt and water on many surfaces in the body, such as the surface of the lung. The CFTR protein ...

The CF Foundation supports a wide range of innovative research programs to discover and develop new and effective CF therapies. Drug Development Pipeline and Clinical Trials Research and trials to ...

The Maryland Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation welcomes you! Volunteers are the key to our success and the lifeblood of our organization. We have many opportunities for you to get involved.

Pancreatic insufficiency (PI) remains a significant issue for the majority of individuals with cystic fibrosis. The majority of individuals with CF are pancreatic insufficient. The provision of safe ...

Mucus thinners, such as mucolytics, are inhaled medications that help thin the mucus in the airways so you can cough it out of your lungs more easily. See how mucus thinners work to make the thick, ...

The Delaware Valley Chapter - Philadelphia Office of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation welcomes you! Volunteers are the key to our success and the lifeblood of our organization. We have many ...

There are five classes of CFTR mutations: protein production, protein processing, gating, conduction, and insufficient protein. The most common CF mutation, F508del, is primarily considered to be a ...