Parents of a child born with a severe genetic condition such as cystic fibrosis (CF) are greatly affected by their child’s illness and likely to favor early prenatal testing of future pregnancies, researchers at Plymouth University, U.K., report. Their study, “Impact of fetal or child loss on parents’ perceptions of non-invasive prenatal diagnosis for…
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CysticLife.org, the largest patient-led social network for the cystic fibrosis (CF) community with more than 8,600 members, has partnered with researchers at the Mayo Clinic to conduct what it says will be the world’s largest CF exercise study. A report by rare disease information…
The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth announced that it has received a $10 million gift from an anonymous donor, plus a $5 million matching donation, also given anonymously, that will be used to accelerate its research into better treatments and, ultimately, a cure for cystic fibrosis (CF). The $15 million in…
A philanthropic donation to Emory University will contribute to the research of new therapies for cystic fibrosis (CF) at the laboratory of Dr. Eric J. Sorscher, a scientific leader in cystic fibrosis research. Sorscher heads a research program at Emory and Children’s Healthcare in Atlanta that focuses on discovering…
The Mayo University Hospital in Ireland has a new €1.4 million day care center for young cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, a much-needed addition in a country with the highest incidence and highest carrier rate of CF in the world. The center, which opened on Jan. 15, 2016, was developed through collaboration between…
The drug ivacaftor appears to be safe for children 2 to 5 years old with specific types of a cystic fibrosis (CF) genetic mutation, according to recent U.K. research. The findings support the drug’s U.S. approval for youngsters in this age group, and also indicate a potential period in early life when organ…
A study reported that treating a mouse model of cystic fibrosis (CF) with the antibiotic streptomycin eased the animals’ airway hyper-responsiveness. The improvement in airway function was accompanied by an altered immune profile and changes in a certain bacteria in the gut. The study, titled “Streptomycin treatment…
Ian Ross Pettigrew, the Hamilton, Ontario-based photographer and the creator of the Salty Girls photo project and book of the same name, is carrying on with the next stage of his project: capturing images of people living with cystic fibrosis (CF). Salty Kids will containing a gallery of images of children with…
Nivalis Therapeutics announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted its lead investigational drug, N91115, orphan drug status for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF). Drug candidate N91115 is a stabilizer of the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein. Orphan drugs are generally those with a limited…
A recent study in the American Journal of Critical Care Medicine suggested a new therapeutic target for cystic fibrosis (CF), and reinforced the idea that inflammation is an acquired response unrelated to the CFTR genetic mutation. The study is titled “X-Box–Binding Protein 1 and Innate…
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