Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic lung disease where the tissue in the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs becomes scarred, making it increasingly difficult to breathe. One of the most common symptoms presented by pulmonary fibrosis (PF) patients is shortness of breath. Five questions you should ask your doctor…
Pulmonary Fibrosis Symptoms: Shortness of Breath
Among the various ways to conserve your energy throughout the day when you have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, I’ve found the most necessary way for me is to take naps. These help me function throughout my day. They are now absolutely crucial for me when I have an evening social event planned after a…
The American Lung Association (ALA) helps thousands of people manage chronic lung diseases each year. Through education and training, it helps the recently diagnosed come to terms with their condition and discover how to best manage their disease. Here are some of the facilities the organization has to offer: MORE: …
An antibody that protects against radiation-induced lung fibrosis could improve the treatment of cancers that stem from radiation damage to the lungs, according to a study. The research demonstrated that an antibody against connective tissue growth factor, or CTGF, prevented pulmonary fibrosis in up to 80 percent of irradiated mice. Those…
The month of March is National Women’s History Month, first recognized in 1981 as “Women’s History Week” beginning the week of March 7. Between 1988 and 1994, there were a series of negotiations to expand Woman’s History Week into a month-long event. The resolution from those negotiations went into…
Researchers in Finland have identified a protein called AMPK as a possible new target for therapies aimed to treat pulmonary fibrosis and other fibrotic diseases. Their study, “AMPK Negatively Regulates Tensin-Dependent Integrin Activity,” appeared in The Journal of Cell Biology. In human tissues, the space between adjacent cells, called…
In most of my conversations with people who also have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a painful loss they have experienced as a result of their disease is no longer being able to work. Some people have to stop working altogether, while others have to reduce their hours from full-time…
While few of us choose to become caregivers, many of us are faced with the task if a loved one is diagnosed with a chronic disease. The transition is a strange time for everyone involved, as the nature of the relationship changes for both the caregiver and patient. However, it is…
Former New York Yankees outfielder Bernie Williams is partnering with Boehringer Ingelheim to raise awareness of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease his father lived with for many years before his death in 2001. Williams is teaming up with the Breathless campaign (BreathlessIPF.com), which seeks to inform and prompt…
Preclinical data presented by Kadmon showed that the Rho-associated coiled-coil kinase (ROCK) pathway is a key player in the development of pulmonary fibrosis (PF), supporting the hypothesis that ROCK inhibition has therapeutic potential for the disease. The data was shown in a poster presentation at the 2017 Keystone Symposia on Injury, Inflammation and Fibrosis,…
