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Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update Contents: Thanking the Care Teams of Chronic Disease Patients P. aeruginosa Toxin May Be Reason for Single Strains Found in CF Infections, Study Reports Thanking the Care Teams of Chronic Disease Patients Nov 26, 2018 09:00 am | Tré LaRosa As I’ve grown older, I’ve become a self-advocate, taking initiative when possible. I’ve developed a close relationship with my care team, which I believe is crucial for adults with CF who want to become authorities on their care. I took a sociology class in college on healthcare ethics. We discussed the physician’s responsibility to achieve […] The post Thanking the Care Teams of Chronic Disease Patients appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More P. aeruginosa Toxin May Be Reason for Single Strains Found in CF Infections, Study Reports Nov 26, 2018 07:00 am | Jose Marques Lopes, PhD A protein toxin called Tse7 is used by Pseudomonas aeruginosa to kill neighboring bacteria, and may help explain why lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients are often dominated by a single P. aeruginosa strain, a new study reports. The research, “The Pseudomonas aeruginosa T6SS-VgrG1b spike is topped by a PAAR protein eliciting DNA damage to bacterial competitors,” was […] The post P. aeruginosa Toxin May Be Reason for Single Strains Found in CF Infections, Study Reports appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More   Recent News Giving Thanks for the Positive Things CF Has Brought The Powerless Car and the Powerful Dad New Tissue-specific Delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 Aided by Moth Virus and Magnets, Study Shows The Bittersweet Downside of CFTR Modulators Orkambi Closer to Being Approved in Europe to Treat Children Ages 2-5 With Cystic Fibrosis