The Hastings Foundation has announced that it is going to grant $7.5 million in support to the University of South California (USC) for the creation of the Hastings Center for Pulmonary Research (HCPR) at Keck Medicine of USC. The grant will be spread across five years with the main purpose on improving research…
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently announced in a press release that the company will present 29 abstracts on respiratory disorders at the 2015 American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference in Denver, May 15-20. The company will present the latest data on their investigational drug portfolio for disorders like chronic…
A team led by researchers at School of Pharmacy, Hampton University in Virginia recently discovered new key players in pulmonary fibrosis development and related angiogenesis. The study was published in the Journal of Cellular Biochemistry and is entitled “Nitric Oxide Mediates Bleomycin-Induced Angiogenesis and…
Molecular diagnostics company Veracyte, Inc., which is developing a genomic test to help improve diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) has announced the establishment of a definitive agreement for the trade of common stocks, worth $40 million, in a private placement. Investors acquired 4,907,975 shares of common stock at a purchase price of…
Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have come up with what appears to be one of the major keys in deciphering the mysteries of scarring. Their findings also included a molecule that could possibly reduce scarring and induce wound healing at the same time. Possibilities of this molecule being effective in…
The molecular diagnostic company Veracyte, Inc. and the multinational conglomerate corporation GE have established a research partnership focused on developing novel solutions able to improve the diagnosis of diseases such as Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The companies did not disclose the financial terms of the collaboration. Veracyte will work…
A study recently published in the journal Lancet Respiratory Medicine revealed a novel set of potential biomarkers that can be used as predictors of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) disease progression. The study is entitled “Longitudinal change in collagen degradation biomarkers in idiopathic pulmonary…
A new study recently published in the journal The Lancet Respiratory Medicine revealed potential biomarkers for accurately assessing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) disease progression. The study is entitled “Longitudinal change in collagen degradation biomarkers in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an analysis from the prospective, multicentre PROFILE…
A study recently published in The Journal of Pathology led by researchers at the University of Southern California and the Saban Research Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles revealed the mechanism underlying the multiplication of fibrous tissue cells in the lungs of patients with idiopathic pulmonary…
The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) recently announced the expansion of the Leanne Storch Support Group Fund, designed to assist PFF in its support group experience with individuals with PF and their families and positively impact the pulmonary fibrosis community. In part through generous funding from Boehringer Ingelheim, the…
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