Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update

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What to Do When Depression Strikes

Sep 25, 2020 09:00 am | Lara Govendo

What is that heaviness on my chest that feels like a ton of bricks, for which the only relief is bawling my eyes out? Ah yes, I remember you. The raw, real emotions that creep in the shadows of night, depression is a monstrous hitter. It knows how to steal my thoughts, words, and actions […]
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Emily’s Entourage Awards $790K to Support Work on CF Therapeutics

Sep 25, 2020 07:00 am | Marta Figueiredo

Nonprofit Emily’s Entourage has awarded a total of $790,000 to four research projects focused on potential therapies for cystic fibrosis (CF) and related lung infections. To be given over two years, the four grants “focus on two critical unmet needs for the CF community: therapies that address nonsense mutations of CF and treatments for life-threatening […]
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GI Problems Common and ‘Intrude’ on Daily Life, CF Survey Finds

Sep 24, 2020 07:00 am | Joana Carvalho, PhD

Gastrointestinal (GI) problems are common to people with cystic fibrosis (CF), especially those with pancreatic insufficiency, and can considerably disrupt daily life, an online survey by researchers in the U.K. reported. More attention needs to be given to the disease’s GI complications, the research team said. CF is primarily seen as a respiratory disease, but GI […]
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