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Nanomaterials continue to gain in popularity in technological, biomedical, and many other applications, but their defining small size may pose a significant threat to lung health. Scientists have been concerned with the potential pulmonary toxicity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) in the context of industrial settings, Back in October, Pulmonary…

Promedior, Inc. presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) meeting positive results from Stage 1 of its adaptive two-stage Phase 2 trial investigating PRM-151 use in patients with myelofibrosis. The treatment, a novel anti-fibrotic immunotherapeutic, yielded an overall response rate of 43% after 6 months of administration, which…

MediciNova, Inc.’s idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) drug candidate MN-001 (tipelukast) was recently granted orphan drug status by the US Food and Drug Administration. As a result, MediciNova will have exclusive rights to market MN-001 to treat patients with IPF, should it be approved following clinical trials. “We are very pleased…

An influx of research at the University of Colorado, Denver (UCD) concerning the use of Parion Science’s mucolytic agents to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), will be made possible by a $7.9 million-total grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). According to a press release from…

Although multi walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are all the rage in product development, finding applications in sporting goods, electronic devices, and many other products, they pose a potential health hazard similar to asbestos. However, Dr. James Bonner, a professor at North Carolina State University, found a way to reduce…

This month, Boehringer Ingelheim presented data concerning the use of nintedanib in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) at the European Respiratory Society International Congress. Data covered two identical phase 3 trials: INPULSIS-1 and INPULSIS-2. “These results provide important insight on the effect of nintedanib across the patients studied…

Representatives from Boehringer Ingelheim will be presenting 18 abstracts containing data from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and asthma trials conducted with compounds developed by the company at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) to be held at the end of this week. The rare disease insights…