2015 Research Annual Report

Pulmonary Medicine

Understanding of Cystic Fibrosis Leads to Novel Findings about Drug-Induced Diarrhea

Research by Anjaparavanda Naren, PhD, into the underlying mechanisms of cystic fibrosis – a disease marked by impaired fluid secretions in the lung – is providing insights into why 7 percent of patients develop diarrhea as an adverse effect of certain prescription drugs.