Lindsey Shapiro, PhD, science writer —

Lindsey earned her PhD in neuroscience from Emory University in Atlanta, where she studied novel therapeutic strategies for treatment-resistant forms of epilepsy. She was awarded a fellowship from the American Epilepsy Society in 2019 for this research. Lindsey also previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher, studying the role of inflammation in epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease.

Articles by Lindsey Shapiro

Personality traits may influence quality of life with CF: Study

The personality traits of people with  cystic fibrosis (CF) might influence their health-related quality of life (HRQoL), according to a recent study. Scientists found that patients could be clustered into two distinct personality groups and that self-reported quality of life differed significantly between them. The findings, published in “…

Trikafta led to greater drop in lung exacerbations in men than women

Men with cystic fibrosis (CF) saw greater reductions in lung symptom exacerbations after starting treatment with Trikafta (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor) than their female counterparts, according to a recent study. Changes in nutritional status, lung infections, and lung function were similar between the sexes. The findings overall suggest that high-efficacy therapies…

Patients able to reduce supportive therapies after starting Trikafta

Reducing the use of supportive therapies after starting Trikafta (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor) didn’t negatively impact health outcomes among cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, according to a recent study. Guided by a de-escalation algorithm for safely stopping supportive therapies, patients were able to cut back on such treatments by 50% on average,…

Pulmonary exacerbations worse after unplanned pregnancy

Among women with cystic fibrosis (CF) who experienced a pregnancy, those that were unplanned were associated with an increased frequency of pulmonary exacerbations after giving birth, according to a recent study. Regardless of whether the pregnancy was planned or unplanned, women experienced declines in lung function after delivery compared…