Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . OCT is emerging as a more sensitive test to identify fibrosis. The next step will be to include an en face image ...

For many years, it was believed that when an individual develops liver scarring, it can not be reversed. Today, we know that ...

Fibrosis, a characteristic of all chronic kidney diseases (CKD), is now recognized to be an independent predictor of disease ...

A tiny antibody component could fundamentally transform the treatment of cystic fibrosis: For the first time, researchers ...

Cardiovascular disease often culminates in heart failure, a hallmark of which is fibrosis, a form of tissue scarring. Cardiac fibrosis initially repairs damaged heart tissue, but it can quickly become ...

Researchers have defined a new bodily process in mice that may explain why blood oxygen levels are lower for patients with cystic fibrosis when they get a lung infection. "Infected areas of the lung ...

The test measures chloride levels in sweat. High levels indicate a possible diagnosis of CF. Chloride is an electrolyte essential for maintaining fluid balance and crucial for regulating salt and ...

Fibrosis is the body's way of patching up damage—a bit like fixing a pothole. When skin is cut or a muscle is injured, ...