Hope for preventative treatment for cystic fibrosis lung disease

Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 14:14 in Health & Medicine

Heidelberg researchers have succeeded in preventing cystic fibrosis lung disease in an animal model by spraying amiloride into the lungs of young mice. This is the first therapy to successfully attack the root cause of the widespread hereditary disease in a living organism.

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