Cystic Fibrosis News Today Weekly Digest

Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update Contents: Mucus and Inflammation, Rather Than Infections, are Early Drivers of Lung Disease in CF, Study Says 3 Ways Fear and Anxiety Shaped How I Cope Dealing with Expectations at Work with an Invisible Illness Resura, First Prenatal Non-Invasive Test for Single-Gene Diseases Like CF, Launched by Progenity Mucus and Inflammation, Rather Than Infections, are Early Drivers of Lung Disease in CF, Study Says Apr 05, 2019 07:00 am | Ana Pena Early accumulation of abnormally thick mucus and inflammation in the lungs, rather than bacterial infections, may be the initial trigger of lung disease during cystic fibrosis (CF), a new study suggests. Bacterial infections have been thought of as an early driver of CF disease, but mucus build-up and inflammation of the airways is already evident […] The post Mucus and Inflammation, Rather Than Infections, are Early Drivers of Lung Disease in CF, Study Says appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More 3 Ways Fear and Anxiety Shaped How I Cope Apr 04, 2019 03:00 pm | Luisa Palazola Growing up with a chronic illness like cystic fibrosis has always bordered on terrifying, which is something I hadn’t quite come to terms with until recently. How does a kid respond to concepts of mortality and suffering, anyway? Parents of kids with CF often try to shield their children from these realities as best as […] The post 3 Ways Fear and Anxiety Shaped How I Cope appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Dealing with Expectations at Work with an Invisible Illness Apr 04, 2019 09:00 am | Elly Aylwin-Foster My column focuses on working life and professional ambitions for people with cystic fibrosis. I write it for two reasons. The first is to speak to carers, parents, and young people growing up with CF on the spectrum of a hopeful future that is emerging for our community. This is not everyone’s reality with CF […] The post Dealing with Expectations at Work with an Invisible Illness appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Resura, First Prenatal Non-Invasive Test for Single-Gene Diseases Like CF, Launched by Progenity Apr 04, 2019 07:00 am | Ana Pena Resura Prenatal Test, the first non-invasive prenatal test for single-gene (monogenic) disorders such as cystic fibrosis (CF), has been launched by  biotech company Progenity. The test screens fetal cell-free DNA from a sample of maternal blood. According to the company, this test is the first of its kind, combining non-invasive testing and the ability to […] The post Resura, First Prenatal Non-Invasive Test for Single-Gene Diseases Like CF, Launched by Progenity appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More   Recent News Phase 2a Trial Will Test Molgradex in CF Patients with NTM Infections The Scenes in ‘Five Feet Apart’ that Tore My Heart Virus that Infects Bacteria Turns Immune Response Away from P. aeruginosa, Study Shows I Work Next to CF Experts, and I Know They Really Care Canadian CF Patients Have Better Lung Function, But More Abnormal Glucose Metabolism Than French Patients, Study Reports