Ah, November. Tis the season for declining mental health! The end of fall and beginning of winter always make me anxious. In the past, it was the start of my competitive ski racing season that caused a lot of stress. After that were college midterms. There is no particular…
My Plan to Hold the Anxiety Monster at Bay
Activating a dopamine receptor on fibroblast cells (connective tissue cells) may help slow, or even reverse, fibrosis in mice, a study suggests. The study, “Selective YAP/TAZ inhibition in fibroblasts via dopamine receptor D1 agonism reverses fibrosis,” was published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Fibrosis — abnormal…
Before I got sick, my life was pretty straightforward. I knew what I wanted to study in college, and I earned my bachelor’s and master’s degrees. And although I have struggles in the workplace due to living with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), I am lucky to have a career…
MUC5B genetic variants and shorter telomeres — or chromosome endings — are risk factors associated with greater lung damage and poorer survival in Chinese patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a study has revealed. The study, “The relationship between MUC5B promoter, TERT polymorphisms and telomere…
A genetic variant at the IFNL3 gene is linked to raised levels of IFN-lambda 3 in the blood and is associated with the presence of pulmonary fibrosis in patients with systemic sclerosis, but it does not represent a risk factor for worsening of skin fibrosis in these patients, a…
Managing a chronic illness is not for the faint of heart. Learning to live with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I applaud my colleagues at Bionews Services and the friends I’ve made around the world who share their stores and advocate for others.
People with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who also have pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema are at a greater risk of acute flares following cancer treatment that includes chemotherapy, surgery, or radiotherapy, a study from South Korea reports. The study “Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in…
It’s been seven months since my mom, Holly, had a double-lung transplant. She and the miracle organs that have been stitched within her are going strong. But their relationship hasn’t been perfect. My mom’s body and her new lungs each brought their own baggage to the relationship.
Indalo Therapeutics announced that dosing has begun in the first patient enrolled in its Phase 1 trial assessing the safety, tolerability, and properties of IDL-2965, the company’s lead candidate to treat fibrotic diseases including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). IDL-2965 is an oral, selective antagonist of three types…
After my single-lung transplant in December 2015, I was invited to participate in a panel of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and lung transplant patients who had previously taken the anti-fibrotic medications Ofev (nintedanib) or Esbriet (pirfenidone). My pulmonologist had asked me to take part in a…
