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Konglomerate Games, the student-made company that developed a video game to encourage children with cystic fibrosis (CF) to do their breathing exercises, won first prize in the 2020 Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards. These awards are part of the Santander Universities Emerging Entrepreneurs Programme, which has been created to…

The frequency of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF) in the U.K. remained stable from 2016 to 2018, but substantially higher than at the start of the decade, according to a recent study. Data also showed that allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA)…

Oral antibiotics are just as effective as intravenous (into-the-vein) antibiotics at killing Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria in people with cystic fibrosis (CF), a new study shows. This finding may allow people with CF to spend less time in the hospital to receive treatment, ultimately reducing treatment burden. The study,…

Tablet-based hearing tests can accurately screen for hearing loss in people with chronic lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis (CF) without specialist supervision, according to a recent study. This finding suggests that tablets may be an inexpensive and practical addition to programs that monitor patients for signs of hearing…

Spirovant Sciences‘ lead gene therapy candidate for select cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, SPIRO-2101, was given rare pediatric disease and orphan drug designations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to support its development, according to a recent press release. Orphan drug designation applies to medicines targeting…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals‘ Kalydeco (ivacaftor) as a treatment for infants as young as four months with cystic fibrosis (CF) caused by certain mutations. The approval makes Kalydeco the first medication in its class to be approved for…

Nonprofit Emily’s Entourage has awarded a total of $790,000 to four research projects focused on potential therapies for cystic fibrosis (CF) and related lung infections. To be given over two years, the four grants “focus on two critical unmet needs for the CF community: therapies that address nonsense…

Gastrointestinal (GI) problems are common to people with cystic fibrosis (CF), especially those with pancreatic insufficiency, and can considerably disrupt daily life, an online survey by researchers in the U.K. reported. More attention needs to be given to the disease’s GI complications, the research team said. CF is primarily…

The public is being invited to vote on 2020 AbbVie Scholarships for students with cystic fibrosis (CF). Voting is now open to award two meritorious students with scholarships totaling $25,000 each. Until Sept. 30 (at 11 a.m. ET), the public may visit the official AbbVie CF Scholarship website…

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended extending the licenses for Symkevi and Kalydeco, two cystic fibrosis (CF) treatments marketed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, to allow these medications to be used in younger children. If approved by…