by University of Technology, Sydney Professor Phil Hansbro, Director of the Centenary UTS Centre for Inflammation. Credit: Supplied by Centenary UTS Centre for Inflammation Research led by the Centenary Institute and University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has identified a small RNA molecule called microRNA-21 as a therapeutic target and its inhibition as a potential treatment...
by University College London Computed tomography images of the upper lungs. The image on the left shows areas of thickening in the periphery of the lungs. The same regions are highlighted in red on the right image following computer analysis of the computed tomography scan. Areas in red correspond to pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis, a previously under-reported pattern...
by Julia Evangelou Strait, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis A new study from Washington University School of Medicine implicates a type of immune cell — called a dendritic cell — in the development of chronic lung diseases that can follow after a respiratory viral infection. Shown is a stained section of mouse lung....
GERMAN CENTER FOR INFECTION RESEARCH NTMs are closely related to tuberculosis bacteria and can (but do not need to) cause infectious diseases in humans. They are called “nontuberculous mycobacteria” (NTMs) to distinguish them from tuberculosis bacteria. There are approximately 200 different species and subspecies of these bacteria. Patients with bronchiectasis (dilation of the airways) are...
by Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin CT images and tissue sections show how healthy, air-filled tissue is replaced by thickened, stiff connective tissue. Credit: Leitz/Charité Working alongside research groups from Heidelberg, researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have elucidated the novel disease processes involved in the development of pulmonary fibrosis. They were able to show that...
This study included preclinical experiments and use of bronchoalveolar cells from IPF patients UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Long-held dogma says lung fibrosis in diseases like idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, results from recurrent injury to alveolar epithelium that is followed by dysregulated repair. Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham uproots that paradigm, and it suggests a possible treatment target for IPF. A....
Scar tissue forms in the place of healthy tissue in organs This process is called cirrhosis in the liver and fibrosis in the lungs Its a hallmark of liver and lung diseases triggered by excessive drinking and smoking This damage is currently irreversible, incurable and can prove fatal But Mayo Clinic researchers discovered they can block two proteins to tell scar tissue precursors to do the opposite, removing and breaking down...
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER A diet high in fiber and yogurt is associated with a reduced risk for lung cancer, according to a study by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers published in JAMA Oncology. IMAGE: SENIOR AUTHOR XIAO-OU SHU, MD, PHD, MPH, INGRAM PROFESSOR OF CANCER RESEARCH, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND CO-LEADER OF...
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is the leading cause of death among people with systemic sclerosis (SSc) or scleroderma Approval is based on results from the Phase III SENSCIS® study, the largest randomized controlled trial in SSc-ILD patients Ofev is already approved in the U.S. and more than 70 countries for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) Ridgefield, Conn., September 06, 2019 – Boehringer...
by Cancer Research UK Early signs that a patient’s lung cancer may spread and become untreatable can be picked up in samples of their blood and tumour, according to a trio of papers published in Nature Medicine today. The three studies are all part of Cancer Research UK’s £14million TRACERx project, which aims to understand...
