Practitioners in the emergency room, primary care settings, and specialty clinics who provide services to patients with various forms of ILD must often distinguish respiratory symptoms associated with ...

If your doctor tells you that you have cystic lung disease, it means you have one of a group of conditions that cause lung cysts -- sacs of tissue filled with air or fluid. Treatments can help, but ...

Cystic Lung Disease: Overview and Classification of Types: By Shimona Patel Cystic Lung Disease refers to a collection of respiratory conditions marked by the presence of cysts—air- or fluid-filled ...

Gene therapy may be a viable approach for treating or preventing lung disease caused by cystic fibrosis (CF), suggests new research. Working with CF pigs, the researchers have shown that two different ...

University of Iowa researchers are one step closer to understanding how cystic fibrosis causes lung disease. The findings, published online last week in the journal Science Translational Medicine, ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) and pulmonary fibrosis (PF) are two chronic conditions that damage the lungs. Treatment for both aims to improve breathing, manage symptoms, and prevent further lung damage. Your ...

A team of scientists has developed promising research towards a possible stem cell treatment for several lung conditions, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Many patients with advanced cystic fibrosis — an illness that causes thick mucus secretions — turn to lung transplants to improve their quality of life. But in taking that step, they ...