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Cystic Fibrosis Learning Center (CFLC) fills a unique educational gap—the critical need for team-based education to include CF physician specialists, allied healthcare professionals, patients, family members, and other caregivers.

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  • Early Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease Detected by Bronchoalveolar Lavage and Lung Clearance Index
    01/27/12
    The lung clearance index (LCI) is a sensitive non-invasive marker of early lung disease in young children with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to a new study from Australian researchers. Read More »
  • Liver Transplant Stabilizes Lung Function in Cystic Fibrosis
    01/19/12
    For a select group of patients with cirrhosis due to cystic fibrosis liver disease, liver transplantation can stabilize long-term lung function and nutritional status and reduce the need for intravenous antibiotics, according to a study published online Jan. 6 in the American Journal of Transplantation. Read More »
  • Protein Folding and Disease: The Path from Bench to Bedside
    01/16/12
    Cell biologists are exploring and exploiting protein-folding pathways as a source of drug targets for diseases involving disruption of protein homeostatis, or proteostasis.Such diseases affect proteome expression, protein function, and proteome maintenance. The “American Society for Cell Biology” (ASCB) annual meeting featured presentations that illustrated how managing the protein fold can modify local proteostasis activity to intervene in protein folding, degradation, and function across a range of human diseases including cancer, cystic fibrosis, and neurodegenerative diseases. Read More »