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Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update Contents: Being Sick Is Making Me Crazy (But Don’t Tell Anyone) ABO-401 Gene Therapy Shows Potential to Restore CFTR Function in Preclinical Study Being Sick Is Making Me Crazy (But Don’t Tell Anyone) May 10, 2019 03:00 pm | Bailey Vincent I have a theory: All truly sick people have mental illness. I’m not saying that people who have physical diseases are crazy. (Although some of us may or may not be convinced that Jack Black is the sexiest man alive, but I’m not naming names.) Yet, I do believe there is no way to escape […] The post Being Sick Is Making Me Crazy (But Don’t Tell Anyone) appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More ABO-401 Gene Therapy Shows Potential to Restore CFTR Function in Preclinical Study May 10, 2019 10:00 am | Joana Carvalho Abeona Therapeutics‘ new gene therapy ABO-401 for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) has successfully delivered a functional version of the CFTR gene to the lungs of mice with CF, according to a preclinical study. In addition, the therapy showed the potential to restore the function of CFTR protein in cells collected from CF patients. These preclinical findings […] The post ABO-401 Gene Therapy Shows Potential to Restore CFTR Function in Preclinical Studyappeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More   Recent News P. aeruginosa Variants Contribute to Increased Local Lung Inflammation in CF Patients, Study Reveals Starting a Business Takes Grit and Determination When You Have CF NFL’s Boomer Esiason Will Be Keynote Speaker at NASP Annual Meeting Motif Bio, Lamellar Agree to Test New Therapeutic Combo for CF Lung Infections How to Love Your Body, Even If It’s Genetically Abnormal