Life-changing cystic fibrosis treatment wins US$3M Breakthrough Prize

Re:Life-changing cystic fibrosis treatment wins US$3M Breakt... by DoreenMichele on Sunday September 17, 2023 @06:53AM (#37543636)

It's been an alternative remedy in the CF community for a while. People with CF hoard glutathione within the cell and have too little on the surface, so some people with CF use inhaled NAC to address the lack of surface glutathione in the lungs.

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Re:Life-changing cystic fibrosis treatment wins US$3M Breakt... by AnthonBerg on Sunday September 17, 2023 @07:43AM (#37543986)

Thank you!, this is interesting and the insight is useful.

I have to say that the distinction between alternative remedies and… idk, mainstream medicine?, this distinction feels spuriouser and spuriouser.

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