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These Lifestyle Hacks Will Help Anyone With a Chronic Illness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpUNgYbsQms If you have a chronic illness, you know just how much energy it takes to complete your daily chores and common household tasks. In this video from newlifeoutlook, Jennifer shares some practical tips to help make life a little easier for anyone suffering from a chronic illness. MORE: Nine tips…

Only Half of IPF Patients Talk to Doctors About Treatments

Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) want more information from their doctors at diagnosis, according to the results of a new survey. Researchers said that only half of patients surveyed report discussing antifibrotic treatment decisions with their doctors when they’re diagnosed. Results of the survey study, titled “Differences in…

Latest IPF Studies Also Support Esbriet for More Severe Lung Function Impairment

Treatment with Genentech‘s FDA-approved Esbriet (pirfenidone) has been shown in two independent studies to improve moderate to more severe lung function impairment in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The results of the studies were recently presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference (ATS 2017) May 19-24 in Washington,…

Bellerophon Presents Positive Trial Results for INOpulse in IPF-associated PH

Bellerophon Therapeutics recently presented promising new data from two Phase 2 clinical trials investigating its product INOpulse in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and PH associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at the American Thoracic Society 113th International Conference (ATS 2017). The INOpulse device delivers inhaled nitric oxide…

Resokine Protein Reduced Lung Disease in Mice, aTyr Will Report at Conference

The resokine protein reduced interstitial lung disease (ILD) in mice, according to one of two presentations that aTyr Pharma will make at the American Thoracic Society International Conference in Washington, which starts today. Atry derived its Resolaris therapy from resokine, which helps prevent the immune system from turning against healthy cells. Scientists…

Genoa Secures $62 Million to Fund Phase 2 Trial of Inhaled Aerodyne for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Genoa Pharmaceuticals has completed a $62 million Series A financing round to pursue a Phase 2 clinical trial of Aerodone (inhaled pirfenidone) to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The Seattle-based company also appointed Dr. Ketan Patel, Dr. Naveed Siddiqi, Tiba Aynechi, Niall O’Donnell and Dr. Heather Preston to its board of directors. Dr. Jonathan Leff,…