The European Patent Office (EPO) has issued a “notice of intent” to grant…
Ana Pena, PhD
Ana is a molecular biologist with a passion for communication and healthcare innovation. As a science writer she looks for connecting the public, in particular patient and healthcare communities, with clear and quality information about the latest medical advances. Ana holds a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Lisbon, Portugal, where she specialized in genetics, molecular biology, and infectious diseases
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Articles by Ana Pena, PhD
Female sex, younger age, and a better lung function at time of diagnosis tend to support a a…
Overactivation of a protein called mucin 1 (MUC1) triggers pro-fibrotic transformations in the lungs that could contribute to the…
miRagen Therapeutics is reshaping its strategy to focus on the development of MRG-229, a potential…
Enrollment in the Phase 2 clinical trial of setanaxib (GKT831), an oral investigational treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis…
A metabolic process called the mevalonate pathway may be a promising therapeutic target to fight idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis…
MUC5B genetic variants and shorter telomeres — or chromosome endings — are risk factors associated with greater lung…
A genetic variant at the IFNL3 gene is linked to raised levels of IFN-lambda 3 in the blood and is…
Data Support Envisia Classifier Helping to More Quickly and Accurately Diagnose IPF, Veracyte Says
Veracyte announced new data further supporting its Envisia Genomic Classifier as…
Healthy and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) lung cells respond differently to transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) —…