Nearly 70,000 people worldwide are living with cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening genetic disease. There currently is no cure for the condition, however, researchers from the University of Missouri have identified a key component in the protein that causes the disease. The team state the finding may lay the foundation for the development of new medications and improved therapies. Previous studies have shown that cystic fibrosis … Continue reading Previously unseen mechanism and component in protein that causes cystic fibrosis identified.