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Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update Contents: How to Love Your Body, Even If It’s Genetically Abnormal Researcher Will Use $3.3M NIH Grant to Develop ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Inhaled Therapy Help! I’m Haunted by Old Photos of My Health How to Love Your Body, Even If It’s Genetically Abnormal May 06, 2019 09:00 am | Tré LaRosa When we say “me” or “I,” what exactly are we referring to? Are we referring to our bodies, our minds, or the combination of the two? It’s both a scientific and philosophical question, who we are. In a casual manner, we often speak in the first person when referring to the being that is both […] The post How to Love Your Body, Even If It’s Genetically Abnormal appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Researcher Will Use $3.3M NIH Grant to Develop ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Inhaled Therapy May 06, 2019 07:00 am | Ana Pena A pharmaceutical sciences researcher will use a five-year, $3.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop an inhaled therapy for use by all cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, regardless of the genetic mutation underlying their disease. Researcher Gaurav Sahay, PhD, of Oregon State University (OSU), plans to create a “one-size-fits-all” treatment based on inhalable […] The post Researcher Will Use $3.3M NIH Grant to Develop ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Inhaled Therapyappeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Help! I’m Haunted by Old Photos of My Health May 03, 2019 03:00 pm | Bailey Vincent The worst thing about being a writer is being unable to escape old drafts of yourself. Would you believe that the photos you see here were taken on the same day? (See also the Facetune skills, circa 2015, that have since been forgotten.) The one on the left was, weirdly, widely publicized at the time. […] The post Help! I’m Haunted by Old Photos of My Health appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More   Recent News Emily’s Entourage to Host 4th Annual EENY: Ultra Violet CF Fundraiser May 4 Being Brave and Making a Meaningful Connection Not All Work Is Paid: Reflections on Self-value with CF FDA Approves Kalydeco for Treatment of 6- to 12-month-old Infants with Cystic Fibrosis PALS Uplifts the Spirits of Rare-Disease Patients by Offering Free Flights