Ahead of CF Week, which takes place from 17-23 June, our Chief Executive, David Ramsden, is calling on the CF community to come together to mark 60 years of the Trust.
Caring comes with additional costs that can have a significant impact on carers’ finances. Here, find some ways to boost your income and save money as a carer.
As we publish our latest Your Life and CF report, Emily, 21, shares her story and the challenges she faces living with a chronic condition. “We are so resilient and I am proud of that” she tells us.
Our Spring Clinical Trials Accelerator Platform (CTAP) centre workshop in May was an opportunity for us to meet with trial coordinators and CF doctors working across the UK at a time when the range of CF trials opening in the UK is changing quickly. Here are some of the big topics of the day, from new genetic therapy trials to making research referrals easier.
At the opening ceremony of the 47th European Cystic Fibrosis Society (ECFS) conference, Europe’s largest CF conference, Dr Livia Delpiano was awarded the Gerd Döring Award. The award is given annually to honour an exceptional early career European scientist.
Professor Dave Spring is a Principal Investigator of CF Innovation on Lung Health at the University of Cambridge. His research is focused on developing new ways to design antibiotics that will be able to treat CF lung infections, such as those caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the NTM group of infections, including Mycobacterium abscessus. Sara, who has CF, caught up with him to find out more about his research.
Cystic Fibrosis Trust has awarded over £2m to fund four new research grants targeting key research priorities identified by people with cystic fibrosis (CF) – ranging from alternatives to current treatment to helping support people with CF as the population is getting older.
