Mornings with my daughter, Jasmine, who passed away at 27 due to cystic fibrosis, always began quietly. She would wake up before me, her hair still wild from moving around in her sleep. I would find her sitting on the edge of her bed, feet dangling, already thinking about…

Both youngsters and teenagers with cystic fibrosis (CF) have abnormal levels of bile acids, the main components of the digestive fluid bile, in their blood compared with healthy children — and these alterations were found to worsen with age — a new study reports. The researchers also identified distinct…

The lungs of infants and children with cystic fibrosis (CF) show an early, overactive immune response driven by neutrophils — a type of immune cell — even in a patient receiving CFTR modulator therapy, a small study suggests. The findings suggest that inflammatory processes that damage the lungs may…

At this point in my life, I find that the more awkward a situation is, the better. Maybe it stems from a lifetime of awkward moments — most likely. Do I make awkward situations even more awkward? Absolutely. Being born with a chronic illness — cystic fibrosis (CF) —…

High-intensity interval training (HIIT), which alternates short periods of intense effort with equally short recovery periods, is safe and a feasible alternative to conventional training in adults with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to a small clinical trial in France. The trial demonstrated that adults with CF who completed 10…

A difficult aspect of grief is that, at some point, we may cope by becoming numb and calloused. This is not a weakness, but rather a deeply human response. We are a resilient species. We choose to love intensely, even knowing that such love may end in incalculable pain. After…