Pulmonary Fibrosis
Pulmonary Fibrosis: is a lung disease that happens when lung tissue becomes damaged. The thickened tissue makes it more difficult for your lungs to work properly. As pulmonary fibrosis worsens, you become more short of breath.
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JUL 25, 2022
Cardiology
JUL 25, 2022
A new study from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and recently published in Science discusses how the loss
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 03, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
JUN 03, 2021
Researchers behind a large trial of antibiotics for chronic lung diseases have found that that the drugs are ineffective
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 29, 2021
Microbiology
APR 29, 2021
For over a year now, scientists and clinicians have been trying to understand why the SARS-CoV-2 virus causes such deadl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2021
Technology
FEB 08, 2021
A blood count is essential to ascertain a patient’s health. One of the parameters measured is hemoglobin level&mda
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 21, 2020
Immunology
SEP 21, 2020
Over 85 massive wildfires have swept through the West Coast, devastating communities in Washington, Oregon, and Californ
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 17, 2020
Immunology
AUG 17, 2020
A protein produced by the nervous system seems to play a role in regulating the immune system. For people with inflammat
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 23, 2020
Immunology
JUL 23, 2020
Scientists at the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine have discovered a striking parallel
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 19, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
APR 19, 2020
The causes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are unclear and there is currently no treatment, but new work may he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
FEB 20, 2020
Antibiotics for superbug infections? A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences claims tha
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 12, 2019
Health & Medicine
APR 12, 2019
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that involves the formation of non-caseating granulomas, a cluster of macrop
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAR 04, 2019
Health & Medicine
MAR 04, 2019
Sarcoidosis is a rare, granulomatous disease that is found in the lungs of 90% of people diagnosed, but it can affect an
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 07, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
JAN 07, 2019
According to a study published in the journal EBioMedicine, the very first results on the treatment of a deadly age-rela
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 05, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
AUG 05, 2018
This rare type of cell seems to play a major role in cystic fibrosis.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2018
Cardiology
JUL 09, 2018
Utilizing computational modeling to create a more successful tissue-engineered heart valve.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUN 11, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
JUN 11, 2018
Diagnosing mild-to-moderate asthma can be difficult to diagnose, especially when scientists need to rule out other respi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 28, 2018
Cancer
MAY 28, 2018
Wilms tumors occur in young children and treatment for lung metastases has included radiotherapy. A Phase III Clinical
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 15, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
MAY 15, 2018
Treating the common cold has never been simple and finding effective options has baffled scientists for centuries. The c
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
MAY 22, 2017
New lung organoids open up new research possibilities for the study of human disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2017
Cardiology
FEB 26, 2017
Pulmonary fibrosis can inhibit breathing due to scarring in the lungs. However, fibrosis is not limited to the lungs; it
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 19, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
SEP 19, 2016
In the past year, biomedical engineers have created lab-grown heart cells, retinal nerve cells, and even vocal cords tha
...
Written By:
Xuan Pham
SEP 06, 2016
Immunology
SEP 06, 2016
There’s no cure for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and the disease gets irreversibly worse as it progresses.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 29, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
APR 29, 2016
Starving immune cells of key nutrients thwarts their ability to launch an allergic response, according to new resea
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 15, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
JUL 15, 2015
The role of telomeres in the aging process has become a hot topic in biology, and recent study have linked telomeres - t
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 16, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
APR 16, 2015
A new collaborative study describes a way that lung tissue can regenerate after injury. The team found that lung tissue
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider