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Boehringer Ingelheim has taken legal steps giving it the lead role in further development of a long-lasting, inhalation gene therapy for cystic fibrosis (CF), called BI 3720931, that stems from a public-private research effort begun in 2018. The 2018 agreement brought together Boehringer, the U.K. Cystic Fibrosis…
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A team of researchers from the Michigan State University (MSU) College of Human Medicine and Spectrum Health will use a $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to advance preclinical research on a gene therapy for cystic fibrosis (CF). The four-year award was given to the…
MRI scans may help to reveal subtle changes in certain areas of the brain among people with cystic fibrosis (CF), a study found. The affected areas are involved in mood and cognition, which were found to be altered relative to people without the genetic disease. “CF patients exhibited significant…
The U.K. Cystic Fibrosis Trust, in collaboration with the U.S. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, is launching a new strategic research center (SRC) dedicated to studying gene editing as a potential treatment strategy for cystic fibrosis (CF). “Making gene editing a reality for people with CF will take the…
Although person-to-person transmission is possible, most cystic fibrosis (CF) patients infected with Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) do not share similar strains, according to a study of patients at U.S. care centers. Researchers found high genetic similarity between isolates of MAC across some people followed at the same CF centers.
Paying attention to emotional wellness doesn’t come easy for some of us. It is often easy to sweep our emotions under the rug and function on autopilot until we burn out. Then we rinse and repeat this toxic cycle. But pretending that everything is OK when it’s not is…
Living with a chronic illness can affect emotional wellness, writes columnist Lara Govendo, who offers up some ideas for managing both.
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