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Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update Contents: Your CF Partner Can Help Make You Healthier Young CF Patients Deem Wrist-worn Devices Acceptable for Monitoring Physical Activity, Study Finds Higher Interleukin-7 Serum Levels Could be Biomarker for CF, Study Suggests Your CF Partner Can Help Make You Healthier Dec 12, 2018 09:00 am | Janeil Whitworth It’s true that having a partner in life can be a gift. Sharing the celebrations and sorrows makes life sweeter, especially when you’re living with CF. However, many people with CF struggle with the guilt of asking someone to tackle CF life alongside them. A relationship that includes CF almost always consists of a level […] The post Your CF Partner Can Help Make You Healthier appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Young CF Patients Deem Wrist-worn Devices Acceptable for Monitoring Physical Activity, Study Finds Dec 12, 2018 08:30 am | Alberto Molano Wrist-worn monitoring devices are an acceptable method of objectively tracking the levels of physical activity of children and young people with cystic fibrosis (CF), a study reports. The study, “A Formative Study Exploring Perceptions of Physical Activity and Physical Activity Monitoring Among Children and Young People with Cystic Fibrosis and Health Care Professionals,” was published in […] The post Young CF Patients Deem Wrist-worn Devices Acceptable for Monitoring Physical Activity, Study Finds appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Higher Interleukin-7 Serum Levels Could be Biomarker for CF, Study Suggests Dec 11, 2018 07:00 am | Santiago Gisler A recent study confirmed the presence of increased serum levels of interleukin-7 (IL-7) in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, compared with healthy controls. The researchers could establish a link between higher IL-7 levels and worse lung function in patients, suggesting a possible biomarker for CF. The study, “Higher Interleukin-7 serum concentrations in patients with cystic fibrosis […] The post Higher Interleukin-7 Serum Levels Could be Biomarker for CF, Study Suggestsappeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More   Recent News People with Rare Diseases Are Humans, Not Commodities Handheld Wireless Home Spirometer Could Transform CF Monitoring, Pilot Study Suggests Aridis to Start Phase 1/2a Trial for Inhalable Antibacterial Therapy AR-501 in CF Patients Inhaled Hypertonic Saline Improves Lung Health in Preschoolers with CF, Study Shows CF Patients Benefit from Virtual Learning, New Educational Programs