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CFTR modulators help enhance immune cell function: Study

CFTR modulator therapies can enhance the ability of certain immune cells to kill bacteria, independent of defects in the CFTR protein that cause cystic fibrosis (CF), according to a new study. Specifically, these modulators alter metabolic processes to activate anti-bacterial processes within both CF and non-CF immune cells known…

Impact Grants seek to support CF community connection

New grants awarded by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will help fund 10 programs that support people impacted by cystic fibrosis (CF). The awards are being given through the foundation’s eighth annual Impact Grants, which provide as much as $10,000 for up to two years to people and nonprofit…

Campaign seeks to improve CF diagnosis after newborn screening

A Chicago children’s hospital is leading an awareness campaign to reduce the missed or delayed diagnosis of cystic fibrosis (CF) after newborn screening, especially in non-white infants. “Delays in diagnosis of cystic fibrosis increase the risk for severe illness,” Susanna McColley, MD, principal investigator and a pulmonologist at the…