Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update

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Development Bank of Wales Raises Funds for UK’s Cystic Fibrosis Trust

Jul 31, 2019 07:00 am | Mary Chapman

Employees at the Development Bank of Wales, in the U.K., have raised £30,400 (around $37,000) to support the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Every year, bank employees are asked to nominate a charitable organization to support, with which they have a personal connection. This year, the Cystic Fibrosis Trust was suggested by Claire Bushby, an investment support […]
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Do You Feel What I Feel?

Jul 30, 2019 03:00 pm | Bailey Vincent

I am going to explain what it’s like being in this body. But before you read this, you need to know it’s not because I have a “woe is me!” attitude or want condolences or pity. I am lucky to have this body. This body is lucky to have me. We tolerate each other. It […]
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Proteostasis Begins Dosing in Phase 2 Trial of 3 CF Investigational Therapies

Jul 30, 2019 07:00 am | Marisa Wexler MS

The first patient has been dosed in a Phase 2 clinical trial testing Proteostasis Therapeutics‘s combinations of three investigational therapies for cystic fibrosis (CF), the company announced. The three treatments under investigation are all designed to fix the defective CFTR protein due to mutations in the CFTR gene, which is the cause of CF. The compounds under investigation […]
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I Am Not a Morning Person

Jul 29, 2019 03:00 pm | Wendy Caroline

I want to start this off with the disclaimer that I have never been a morning person. I am a night owl with a coffee addiction and a second-shift job. However, there is much more to the story. Several months ago, I noticed myself starting to frequently use the phrase “I’m not a morning person.” […]
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