Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an incurable genetic disease in which patients have chronic lung infections. The sooner CF is diagnosed, the better the symptoms can be managed. But current tests can give ...
The team’s sensor is capable of measuring and reporting the chloride ion levels of a subject's sweat in real time with high precision and efficiency. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Sweat does more than just ...
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder that leads to problems throughout the body, especially the lungs. It results in chronic illness and a shortened lifespan. The disease is caused by a mutation ...
July 31 (UPI) --Researchers have developed a method to test the chemical composition of sweat to detect cystic fibrosis in screen-positive infants. Cystic fibrosis, or CF, is an incurable genetic ...
April 20 (UPI) --Stanford University researchers have created a wearable sensor that is capable of diagnosing diseases such as cystic fibrosis by measuring and analyzing sweat. The wristband-style ...
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the possibility that some cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema in adults represent formes frustes of fibrocystic disease of the pancreas ...
In the Middle Ages, a grim adage sometimes turned up in European folklore and children’s stories: Woe to that child which when kissed on the forehead tastes salty. He is bewitched and soon must die. A ...
A Northwestern Engineering-led research team has developed a novel skin-mounted sticker that absorbs sweat and then changes color to provide an accurate, easy-to-read diagnosis of cystic fibrosis ...
Researchers have identified two new biological markers of cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease which affects children and young adults, leaving them with lifelong health complications including ...
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