Cystic Fibrosis

1 in 19 people in Ireland are carriers of the Cystic Fibrosis gene. In 2010, Professor Paul McNally and Dr. Barry Linnane set up the SHIELD Cystic Fibrosis study, a wide-ranging long-term study into Cystic Fibrosis. It involves over 250 children who have attended Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, Tallaght, and Limerick. As a result of the combined efforts of research … [Read more...] about Ireland Has Highest Rates of Cystic Fibrosis in the World, But is Leading With Research