cystic fibrosis

A New Approach to treat Cystic Fibrosis Researchers at the University of Illinois in Champaign have found that anti-fungal drug amphotericin that helps lung cells to fight chronic bacterial lung infection can help in treating Cystic Fibrosis- a genetic disorder that causes serious damages to lungs. The finding ...

Kalydeco, the first Cystic Fibrosis drug of Vertex, got approved for infants The Food and Drug Administration has cleared Kalydeco drug of Vertex Pharmaceuticals for infants aged 12 to under 24 months. The approved drug treats the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis in children of this age with at least one mutatio...

Alnylam’s Onpattro Receives First-Ever US FDA Approval for Treatment of the Polyneuropathy of Hereditary Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloidosis in Adults US FDA approved Alnylam’s Onpattro (patisiran) lipid complex injection, a first-of-its-kind RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutic, for the treatment of the polyneurop...

Gene Therapy’s “expanding” role in Respiratory disorders! About Respiratory disorders Respiratory disorders encompasses pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange possible in higher organisms, and includes conditions of the upper respiratory tract, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles...