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Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update Contents: Vav3 Protein Creates ‘Docking Station’ for Bacteria, Leading to Lung Infections, Scientists Discover New Technology Offers Potential for Faster, More Accurate CF Diagnosis Vav3 Protein Creates ‘Docking Station’ for Bacteria, Leading to Lung Infections, Scientists Discover Jul 17, 2020 07:00 am | Joana Carvalho, PhD Scientists have discovered that Vav3, a protein that is over-produced in the lining of the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis (CF), promotes lung infections by creating a “docking station” that bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa use to attach themselves to the lungs. Finding a way to inhibit this protein and the formation of the docking […] The post Vav3 Protein Creates ‘Docking Station’ for Bacteria, Leading to Lung Infections, Scientists Discover appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More New Technology Offers Potential for Faster, More Accurate CF Diagnosis Jul 16, 2020 07:00 am | Forest Ray A new technology could enable faster and more accurate cystic fibrosis (CF) diagnoses by non-invasively tracking the movement of air through even the fine structures of the lungs at high-resolution. A study done in mice showed this technology, called X-ray velocimetry (XV), could pinpoint localized areas of abnormal airflow in a lung, as often seen […] The post New Technology Offers Potential for Faster, More Accurate CF Diagnosis appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More   Recent News Dosing Starts in Trial of Oral Treatment, CB-280, for Chronic Lung Infections I Need to Give Up on Giving Up How I Failed to Cheat Death Number of Adults With CF Likely to Grow by 28% Over Decade, UK Study Says National Survey Seeks to Assess Full Social, Economic Burdens of Rare Diseases in US