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CF-370 Reduces Hard-to-treat Bacteria in Rabbit Model

CF-370, an expeimental therapy by ContraFect, reduces the number of hard-to-treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria in a rabbit model of pneumonia, an infection that inflames the lungs. P. aeruginosa, the most common cause of lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis (CF), can evade the body’s immune…

Fundraising, Education, Conferences Planned for CF Awareness Month

Patients, family, friends, and caregivers will come together this May for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Awareness Month to educate the public about the condition and raise money for research and care. A number of CF organizations have events planned throughout the month, including the largest U.S.-based nonprofit, the Cystic Fibrosis…

Organizations Rally to Help Ukrainian Rare Disease Patients

A Russian military plane crash near Tetiana Zamorska’s home in Kyiv, Ukraine, was a sign that it was time for her and her family to leave. The treacherous, 34-hour pilgrimage that ultimately brought the group of eight by car to temporary accommodations in neighboring Poland last month was physically and emotionally difficult,…

CFF Awards Research Grant to College Sophomore

Inspired by a cousin who lives with cystic fibrosis (CF), a University of Central Florida (UCF) undergraduate student will use a $4,000 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) grant to seek better treatments for the genetic disease that affects the lungs and other organs. The young researcher, Sahiba Ahmed,…

Adults’ Saliva Has More Anti-inflammatory Fatty Molecules

Adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) have significantly higher levels of anti-inflammatory oxylipins — a type of fatty molecule — and lower levels of pro-inflammatory fatty molecules in their saliva relative to healthy individuals, a study shows. This suggests a shift toward an anti-inflammatory response in the fatty molecule profile…

Canada Approves Trikafta for Children 6 and Older

Health Canada has expanded the approval of Vertex Pharmaceuticals‘ triple-combination modulator treatment Trikafta to cover children with cystic fibrosis (CF) as young as 6 who have at least one copy of the F508del mutation. Trikafta had been approved only for patients ages 12 and older in Canada. According to…