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The Conversation U.S. on Nostr: In 1979, people with cystic fibrosis typically died as teenagers. Today, a child born ...

In 1979, people with cystic fibrosis typically died as teenagers. Today, a child born with the disease can expect to live into their 60s.

That progress took decades of government-funded research. Now, proposed federal research cuts put future breakthroughs at risk.

https://theconversation.com/cystic-fibrosis-patients-got-their-miracle-drug-thanks-to-federal-research-funding-new-trump-administration-rules-may-cut-future-miracles-short-293934