Health
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: Is your feather bedding making you sick?
If you have feather bedding or clothing and have some breathing concerns, you should learn about feather duvet lung.
Aug 21, 2023
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Pulmonary Fibrosis
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Novel imaging agent allows for earlier detection of progressive pulmonary fibrosis
A newly developed PET imaging agent, 64Cu-GPVI-Fc, can non-invasively identify pulmonary fibrosis in its early stages, reducing the need for unnecessary biopsies and allowing patients to begin treatment sooner. This research ...
Jun 21, 2023
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Medical research
Short telomeres in alveolar type II cells associate with lung fibrosis in post COVID-19 patients with cancer
A new research paper titled "Short telomeres in alveolar type II cells associate with lung fibrosis in post COVID-19 patients with cancer" has been published in Aging.
Jun 15, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
GERD increases risk for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) increases the risk for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), according to a study published online April 20 in the European Respiratory Journal.
May 8, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chest CT shows lung abnormalities two years after COVID
Chest CT revealed persistent lung abnormalities in patients two years after COVID-19, according to a study published in Radiology. This is the first research paper with two-year follow-up data on COVID-19 lung effects.
Feb 14, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
E-cigarette vapor exposure amplifies harmful inflammatory response in influenza A
Researchers at National Jewish Health have shown that vapor from electronic cigarettes increases small airway inflammation response to influenza A infections. The findings show that short-term exposure of just three days ...
Nov 14, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Innovative techniques reveal how scarring occurs in long COVID and pulmonary fibrosis
An international team of researchers has revealed how scarring occurs in long COVID and pulmonary fibrosis using innovative blood biomarkers and X-ray technology. This study, published in eBioMedicine, contributes to the ...
Nov 2, 2022
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Medications
Experimental cancer drug could be effective in treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Researchers have shown that the medication saracatinib shows promise as a treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Saracatinib worked as well or better than two approved drugs at reducing tissue scarring in preclinical ...
Oct 13, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pulmonary and primary care experts share research on delays to diagnosis in complex lung diseases
A steering committee of pulmonary experts and primary care physicians (PCPs) released today a white paper outlining the issues surrounding delays in diagnosing interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) like pulmonary fibrosis (PF). ...
Sep 19, 2022
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Medications
Following computational predictions, scientists demonstrate that cancer drug counters pulmonary fibrosis
An experimental cancer drug with a favorable safety profile shows promise as a treatment for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), according to a study published on August 23, 2022, in the American Journal of Respiratory and ...
Sep 1, 2022
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