Even as we advance in science and medicine, human organs are still complicated and largely mysterious. They're affected by lots of external factors, changing with temperature, pH, and access to…
Parenthood is one of the greatest joys for most people. But for Fanny Vlahos, a young Michigan woman, holding her infant son is nothing short of miraculous. Vlahos has cystic…
Researchers at the at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis are studying slime. That's right. And it's not just any slime. It's the slime produced by bacteria that keeps antibiotics from being…
Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced in late August that the U.S. FDA accepted applications of tezacaftor/ivacaftor for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Specifically, this combination treatment can be used in patients ages…
So much of it “comes down to morals.” A couple struggling with cystic fibrosis may have up to a 50% chance of passing the gene on to their child if…
Cystic Fibrosis… For a mother, those words are disheartening, confusing, and so, so frightening. For a child, those words mean countless daily medications, extensive hospital visits, and a shortened life…
You want to know what one of the important things a parent or caregiver for someone living with cystic fibrosis (CF) can do? It’s accept responsibility for managing the patient’s…
Loneliness and lack of social support can make a person feel overwhelmed, so I felt hopeful when I came across this cystic fibrosis (CF) website for kids. Children living with…
Una de las (muchas) cosas que hace que la fibrosis quística (FQ) sea tan difícil de tratar es que hay muchas mutaciones de la enfermedad, algunas afectando a subconjuntos muy…
Ay Canadá, la gente piensa que eres todo acerca de ser muy educado y su jarabe de arce riquísima, pero yo sé la verdad: Usted sabe cómo luchar y que…
CysticLife.org, una sitio de web para la comunidad de la fibrosis quística (FQ), se está embarcando en un esfuerzo histórico de la recaudación de fondos para apoyar la investigación dirigida…
Before 10 years ago, 40-year-old Cystic Fibrosis Advocate Jillian McNulty generally had her cystic fibrosis in check… so much that coworkers at the radio station for whom she worked for…
¿Qué se hace con 180 minutos? Piense en esto por sólo 1 minuto ... Ahora, dedique 1 minuto más viendo el vídeo a continuación. Para los cerca de 30.000 personas…
“In the pipeline” are words that make the heartstrings of anyone living with a chronic, hard-to-treat disease go twanggggg. It’s Big Pharma lingo for “drugs under development,” and generally signals…
CysticLife.org, una red en línea para la comunidad de la fibrosis quística (FQ), se está embarcando en un esfuerzo de recaudación de fondos para apoyar la investigación histórica impulsado por…
Oh Canadá, la gente piensa que eres todo "por favor y gracias", y el jarabe de arce, pero conozco la verdad: Eres un luchador y esa lucha es más evidente…
Bueno, la gente en la Comunidad de la fibrosis quística, escuchen! Un nuevo tratamiento dirigido para la fibrosis quística (FQ) puede estar en el horizonte antes vs después, y estoy…
"Sticks and stones may break my bones But words will never hurt me" Despite the fact that most of us grew up reciting this old adage, by the time we're adults…
Okay, people in the CF Community, listen up! A new targeted treatment for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) may be on the horizon sooner vs. later, and I’m pretty freaking excited about it! This…
Not long ago, Vertex Pharmaceuticals scored a big one for their investors—the European Commission has approved the use of ORKAMBI® (lumacaftor/ivacaftor), for the treatment of cystic fibrosis. This breakthrough treatment will be used…
What do you do with 180 minutes? Think about it for just 1 minute... Now, spend 1 more minute watching the video below. For the some 30,000 people living with CF, days…
I know. I know—nobody likes sifting through a bunch of scientific research “shtuff.” I sure don’t—especially when they don’t dumb it down for a layperson to understand. But when we’re…
One of the (many) things that makes cystic fibrosis so difficult to treat is that there are many mutations of the disease, some affecting very, very tiny subsets of the…
Oh Canada, people think you’re all “please and thank you,” and maple syrup, but I know the truth: You’re a fighter and that fight is most obvious in the Canadian…
CysticLife.org, an online network for the cystic fibrosis (CF) community, is embarking on a historic fundraising effort to support community driven research in CF. With your help, CysticLife and Mayo Clinic…
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