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February 15, 2019February 15, 2019

CFF Plans Feb. 28 ‘ResearchCon’ Virtual Event for Cystic Fibrosis Patients

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Later this month, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) will host ResearchCon, its first virtual event dedicated to cystic fibrosis (CF) science and research. Some 480 people have registered for the Feb. 28 ... Read more

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019

Cisco and Emily’s Hope Raise Over $1 Million in CFF’s Great Strides Campaign

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Emily’s Hope and Cisco have raised more than $1 million as part of Great Strides – a Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) fundraiser – becoming its top-performing national corporate team for the ... Read more

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019

‘Five Feet Apart,’ Film About Teens with CF and Young Love, Teams Up with Fashion Retailer rue21

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“Five Feet Apart,” an upcoming romantic movie about two teens with cystic fibrosis (CF) who fall in love while undergoing treatment, now has a marketing partner — rue21. The film ... Read more

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019

Tobramycin Fights P. aeruginosa Bacteria That Impair CFTR Function, Study Says

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Tobramycin, an antibiotic commonly used against Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, reduces the bacteria’s load of virulence factors that impair the function of the CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) protein, a new study ... Read more

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019

New company Recida to Focus on Developing Therapies Against Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria

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Frazier Healthcare Partners has launched a new biopharmaceutical company called Recida Therapeutics, which will develop new therapies for serious antibiotic-resistant infections, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the leading cause of lung infections in cystic ... Read more

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019

Enrollment Info Updated on Phase 3 Trial Assessing AeroVanc for MRSA Infection in CF

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Enrollment for a Phase 3 clinical trial testing AeroVanc in patients with cystic fibrosis with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) lung infections is expected to be completed in the third quarter of ... Read more

February 7, 2019February 7, 2019

Research Partners Work to Simplify, Improve Assessment of Lungs for Transplant

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SQI Diagnostics announced two new research agreements with research hospital University Health Network (UHN), Toronto, Canada, to simplify the assessment of lungs for transplant. By creating and licensing multiplexed protein ... Read more

February 5, 2019February 14, 2019

Utah’s Somer Love Battles CF with Kindness and Strength

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Somer Love is sitting at her favorite local hangout, the Landmark Grill in suburban Midvale, happily devouring her lunch. Looming on the horizon to the east are Utah’s majestic ... Read more

January 31, 2019February 12, 2019

Cystic Fibrosis Canada Holding 30th Annual Golf Fundraiser Event June 17 in Calgary

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Cystic Fibrosis Canada — Calgary and Southern Alberta Chapter will hold the 30th Annual 65 Roses Ladies Golf Classic event on June 17 to raise funds and awareness for cystic fibrosis ... Read more

January 30, 2019February 4, 2019

Link Found Between P. aeruginosa Infection and Disease Severity in CF Patients, Study Reports

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Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) whose lungs have never been colonized by the Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium have a milder form of the disease, a retrospective study based on registry data suggests. ... Read more

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