Medical research
'Zombie cells' buildup in your body may play role in aging
Call them zombie cells—they refuse to die.
May 15, 2019
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News tagged with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Protein linked to cancer growth drives deadly lung disease
A protein associated with cancer growth appears to drive the deadly lung disease known as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to new research from Cedars-Sinai. The discovery, made in laboratory mice and human tissue ...
Mar 20, 2019
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Immunology
Life-threatening lung disease averted in experimental models
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal condition that leaves lung tissue permanently scarred and leads to the decline and eventual failure of the respiratory system. For those diagnosed with the disease, treatment ...
Jan 14, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers make important breakthrough in pulmonary fibrosis
A team of investigators led by members of the University of Colorado School of Medicine faculty at CU Anschutz Medical Campus has identified a connection between mucus in the small airways and pulmonary fibrosis.
Dec 18, 2018
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Genetics
Researchers find common genetic link in lung ailments
An international research team led by members of the University of Colorado School of Medicine faculty has identified a genetic connection between rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease and idiopathic pulmonary ...
Oct 22, 2018
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Medical research
Study reveals new targets to inhibit pulmonary fibrosis
In a study out this week in Science Translational Medicine, an international team led by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center sheds new light on the cause of pulmonary fibrosis and demonstrates a way to impede ...
Oct 05, 2018
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Surgery
Anti-reflux surgery promising in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
(HealthDay)—Laparoscopic antireflux surgery is safe and well-tolerated in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and abnormal acid gastroesophageal reflux (GER), according to a phase 2 study published in the ...
Oct 01, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nintedanib plus sildenafil no better than nintedanib in IPF
(HealthDay)—Nintedanib plus sildenafil does not provide benefit over nintedanib alone for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and diffusion capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (DLCO) of 35 percent or ...
Sep 28, 2018
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Genetics
Gene therapy vectors carrying the telomerase gene do not increase the risk of cancer
Negative results and findings in science are perhaps less newsworthy, but they are no less important. In fact, negative results in a cancer study have demonstrated that a possible new therapeutic pathway against idiopathic ...
Aug 21, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
First mouse model to mimic lung disease could speed discovery of more effective treatments
The biggest hurdle to finding effective therapies for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) – a life-threatening condition in which the lungs become scarred and breathing is increasingly difficult – has been the inability ...
Aug 16, 2018
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