Surgeons were able to successfully transplant a donor’s left lung into the right side of a patient’s lung cavity, according…
Iqra Mumal, MSc
Iqra holds a MSc in Cellular and Molecular Medicine from the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Canada. She also holds a BSc in Life Sciences from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. Currently, she is completing a PhD in Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology from the University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada. Her research has ranged from across various disease areas including Alzheimer’s disease, myelodysplastic syndrome, bleeding disorders and rare pediatric brain tumors.
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Articles by Iqra Mumal, MSc
Reducing the decline of forced vital capacity (FVC), a measure of lung function, can improve the quality of life,…
Changes in blood levels of surfactant protein-A (SP-A) — immune proteins most abundant in the lungs — can help…
Statins, a class of medications widely prescribed to lower cholesterol levels and prevent heart disease and stroke,…
Boehringer Ingelheim has acquired the worldwide exclusive rights to Enleofen‘s interleukin-11 (IL-11) platform, designed for the treatment…
Galecto, PharmAkea Merger Creates Single Company with Strong Fibrotic Disease, Cancer Pipelines
Galecto Biotech and PharmAkea, two clinical-stage pharmaceutical companies with robust pipelines in fibrotic diseases and cancer, have merged…
People with pulmonary fibrosis living in the Mercer and Bucks County regions of New Jersey and Pennsylvania now have…
A mutation in the gene ZCCHC8 leads to abnormalities in the structure of telomeres, the protective caps at…
The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) and Three Lakes Partners are joining forces in the fight against pulmonary fibrosis…
GDF15 Protein May Serve as Biomarker for Identifying IPF Patients with Poor Outcomes, Study Suggests
A protein called GDF15, which is secreted by a type of lung cells, is increased in the lungs and…