Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Constant cough? Don't ignore persistent 'minor' symptoms

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic adult lung disease in which normal lung tissue is slowly replaced by scar tissue, affecting seven to 16 of every 100,000 Americans. Though the name is similar, IPF differs ...

Immunology

Mitophagy in macrophages is a key step toward pulmonary fibrosis

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a devastating disease, and recently approved therapies have limited efficacy. Lungs become damaged with fibrotic scarring, and the median length of survival after diagnosis is three to five ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study provides insights on chronic lung disease

A new study shows that shorter telomeres—which are the protective caps at the end of a cell's chromosomes—are linked with worse survival in a progressive respiratory disease called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New approach for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München, in collaboration with an international team, have identified a potential novel drug target for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a dangerous chronic lung disease. They elucidated a ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

High-value research of 2014 presented for pulmonary med

(HealthDay)—Articles relating to diffuse parenchymal lung disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer, pulmonary diagnostics, and respiratory infections are included in a special update summary ...

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