If your child has cystic fibrosis, chances are you have some concerns about school fitness activities like physical education classes or school sports teams. Even though some people with CF have trouble breathing and tire easily, exercise can be especially important.
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New Effort Will Search for Potential Therapies Targeting the Most Common Mutation of Cystic Fibrosis
Today, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced that it has awarded up to $400,000 to Life Edit Therapeutics Inc. to explore the application of their unique gene editing technology in CF.
The following questions and answers address concerns from the community about COVID-19 and school.
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is awarding up to $15.9 million in additional funding to Eloxx Pharmaceuticals Inc. to expand clinical studies of ELX-02, a potential therapy for people with CF who have nonsense mutations.
Potential treatment from Calithera Biosciences minimizes growth of germs in the lungs
New modulators in development by the CF-specific company could provide unique treatment options for the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis for many people with the disease
Study reaffirms the Foundation’s commitment to advance solutions to the growing challenge of antibiotic resistance
Investment will support discovery research of a novel Gene CodingTM approach that could benefit all people with CF regardless of their mutation
Today, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation awarded $2.76 million for 11 laboratory studies that will advance our understanding of the underlying factors that impact COVID-19 outcomes in people with cystic fibrosis. Ultimately, insights gained from this body of research may be used to improve future treatments.