Could healthy fats found in nuts and fish slow the progression of potentially deadly lung scarring known as pulmonary fibrosis and delay the need for lung transplants?
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Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Mie University in Japan have developed monoclonal antibodies that prevent lung cell death in mouse models for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and acute ...
Mar 23, 2022
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive, fatal disease characterized by lung fibrosis and declining lung function. There are currently few effective treatments for IPF, and the median survival following diagnosis ...
Apr 7, 2016
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(Medical Xpress) -- In an age where personalized medicine is within reach, a one-size-fits-all approach just won’t cut it. A group of North American researchers have identified two “modifier” genes in the genomes ...
May 25, 2011
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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 ...
Jun 8, 2015
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University of Melbourne-led research has shown the flavonoid pinocembrin, derived from Australian eucalyptus trees, has strong anti-inflammatory properties and could be safe and effective at treating lung fibrosis in sheep, ...
Dec 3, 2021
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A new study from North Carolina State University shows that lung stem cell secretions—specifically exosomes and secretomes—delivered via nebulizer, can help repair lung injuries due to multiple types of pulmonary fibrosis ...
Feb 28, 2020
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A bacterial protein fragment instigates lung tissue death in pulmonary fibrosis, a mysterious disease affecting millions of people worldwide, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ...
Mar 24, 2020
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A team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has found that the molecule lysyl oxidase (LOX) plays a number of important roles in promoting skin and organ fibrosis in scleroderma, a connective ...
Nov 17, 2020
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An over-the-counter drug used to treat diarrhea combined with minocycline, an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections, could one day change the lives of those living with cystic fibrosis.
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