The Trust is supporting and enabling the delivery of a broad and dynamic portfolio of world-class research to help ensure every person with CF in the UK can live a long and full life.
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have applied new techniques and methods of scientific analysis to understand more about the serious lung infections in people with CF caused by Mycobacterium abscessus bacteria, part of the NTM group of infections. Their exciting findings have moved us a step closer to being able to treat this infection much more effectively.
The Oriel Yr Aelwyd Hearth Gallery at University Hospital Llandough are hosting ‘You Scrub Up Well’ until 5 September 2022, by artists who have participated in their CF Voices project. The project aims to create a future CF 'service’, which would be able to meet the needs of people living with CF and hospital staff.
We’re delighted to announce the launch of a new Strategic Research Centre opening at the University of Nottingham, which aims to establish the causes of gut symptoms in people with CF. As the research gets underway, Katie Gathercole, who lives with CF and chairs the Patient Advisory Group within this SRC, quizzed principal investigator Professor Alan Smyth about why this area of research is so important, how people with CF can get involved, and the difference it could make to the CF community.
The Trust is funding a Strategic Research Centre that aims to link the specific gut symptoms people with CF experience to what changes are taking place within their intestines. By increasing understanding of the cause of gut symptoms, the researchers hope that this could lead to more tailored medicines to treat people with CF in the future. The research is led by Professor Alan Smyth at University of Nottingham.
Starting in the seaside town of Whitehaven, this cycle challenge encompasses some of the best scenery Britain has to offer as it tackles the tough 143-mile ride to Tynemouth.
Beginning in Glen Nevis, in the heart of the Scottish highlands, this spectacular challenge will see you and fellow fundraisers trekking to the top of Ben Nevis....at night!