The Envisia Genomic Classifier test for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) diagnosis received a draft Medicare local coverage determination…
José Lopes, PhD
José holds a PhD in neuroscience from the University of Porto, Portugal. After postdocs at Weill Connell Medicine and Western University, where he studied the processes driving hypertension and Alzheimer’s disease, he moved on in 2016 to a career in science writing and communication. José is the author of several peer-reviewed papers and a book chapter and has presented his research in numerous international meetings.
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Articles by José Lopes, PhD
A new in vitro lung tissue-on-a-chip system mimics tissue stiffening in pulmonary fibrosis (PF), and offers an accurate and rapid…
The idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) treatment candidate BBT-877Â eased lung fibrosis (scarring) in a mouse model, according to South…
Laparoscopic surgery in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients with acid reflux is safe and well-tolerated, but does not appear…
An immune pathway that includes a molecule known as IL-33 and its receptor, ST2, may be key in the development and…
Targeting a key protein of the innate immune system called TLR4 could be a new way of treating people with pulmonary fibrosis…
Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) and other lung diseases may be late complications in patients with Type 2 diabetes, according to a…
NuMedii will collaborate with researchers at Yale School of Medicine and Brigham and Women’s Hospital to develop precision therapies…
The introduction of bias in the design and analysis of studies likely explains a reported reduction of mortality with antacid…
A common oral medication for type 2 diabetes called metformin was seen to quickly reverse pulmonary fibrosis in a mouse model…