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Healthy lungs, healthy life

The lungs are one of the last organs in the body to develop as a baby grows. They're also one of the most important.

New study recommends changes to cystic fibrosis monitoring in young children

A new Australian study that looked at the long term impacts of early lung infections in young kids with cystic fibrosis has recommended changes to monitoring

Telethon Institute awarded two national Centres of Research Excellence

Telethon Institute awarded two national Centres of Research Excellence

Early lung surveillance of cystic fibrosis: what have we learnt?

Newborn screening (NBS) for cystic fibrosis (CF) provides an opportunity to commence management and therapeutic interventions significantly earlier

Of pigs, mice, and men: Understanding early triggers of cystic fibrosis lung disease

Understanding early triggers of Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease

Dissecting the regulation of bile-induced biofilm formation in staphylococcus aureus

Wall teichoic acid may be important for protecting S. aureus against exposure to bile

Bile signalling promotes chronic respiratory infections and antibiotic tolerance

Bile acid signalling is a leading trigger for the development of chronic phenotypes underlying the pathophysiology of chronic respiratory disease

Airway epithelial repair in health and disease: Orchestrator or simply a player?

This review attempts to highlight migration-specific and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) aspects of repair used by epithelial cells

Psychosocial characteristics and predictors of health-care use in families of young children with cystic fibrosis in Western Australia

This study aimed to identify psychosocial predictors in cystic fibrosis that may inform intervention strategies.

Progressive ventilation inhomogeneity in infants with cystic fibrosis after pulmonary infection

This study aimed to determine how pulmonary inflammation & infection impacts on ventilation distribution throughout early life in people with cystic fibrosis.