When we shared some Trust-funded research results on the work to understand the gut symptoms of CF earlier this week, it was a poignant moment for many of the researchers involved. One of the co-investigators of this Strategic Research Centre was Professor Hugo de Jonge. We join the international CF research community in mourning his death last month.
The Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition takes place this week (6-10 July) and features an exciting exhibit on a specific type of virus called bacteriophages – a hot topic in cystic fibrosis. Trust-funded researcher Dr Jo Fothergill will be part of the team presenting, so amid her last-minute preparations, we caught up with Jo to learn more.
A coalition of over 50 charities and organisations, including Cystic Fibrosis Trust, is urgently calling on the UK Government to scrap prescription charges for seriously ill patients, as they are leading to people cutting their medication in half or prioritising tablets due to the crippling cost of living crisis.
Did you know that a group of giraffes are known as a ‘tower of giraffes’, a group of dolphins are known as a ‘pod’ and a group of bats are known as a ‘cauldron’?! Just like nature enthusiasts have group names for animals; scientists have a name for a mixed group of naturally occurring bacteria, fungi and viruses living in various parts of the body – they’re known as a ‘microbiome’. Today is ‘World Microbiome Day’ and a chance to talk about microbiomes and why they are important in cystic fibrosis (CF). We’re sharing some results from Trust-funded research looking at what happens to the microbiome in the gut (also known as the intestines) in cystic fibrosis.
A third of people with cystic fibrosis have missed vital hospital appointments due to how much it costs them, reveals a new Cost of Cystic Fibrosis report published today by Cystic Fibrosis Trust
