Bronchiectasis causes your airways, called bronchi, to become damaged and widened over time. When you have bronchiectasis, ...

Results of an autopsy-based study revealed that sudden cardiac death and multiorgan pathology may be more closely linked to SSc than previously thought.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is typically associated with severe fibrosis, the exact pathogenesis of which remains unclear.

The findings suggest a role for assessment of variant-carrying status to predict disease progression in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

The University of Texas at Tyler was awarded a $219,000 grant to help fund a professor’s pulmonary fibrosis treatment project ...

Impacting less than 40,000 people in the U.S., Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a disorder that primarily affects the lungs and intestines. That said, CF has been known to impact multiple organs, including the ...

This is a useful study in the role of CHI3L1 in Kupffer cells, the macrophages of the liver, showing that CHI3L1 alters glucose regulation in obesity. Specifically, Chi3l1 protects glucose-dependent ...

Panelists discuss recent phase 3 trial results of a novel oral agent for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and progressive ...

The secrets of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are written in its very name. Idiopathic refers to a disease of unknown ...

Researchers investigating the enigmatic and antibiotic-resistant Pandoraea bacteria have uncovered a surprising twist: these pathogens don't just pose risks they also produce powerful natural ...

Meanwhile, pulmonary fibrosis is also associated with the variation of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) ... (EMT): a universal process in lung diseases with implications for cystic ...

Sep. 27, 2023 — Lung fibrosis is a debilitating disease affecting nearly 250,000 people in the U.S. alone with 50,000 new cases reported each year.