Researchers at the University of Southampton used an advanced, 3-D X-ray imaging technology for a first time on lung tissue samples from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients, gaining a better understanding of how the aggressive lung disease develops in the body. The study, “Three-dimensional characterization of fibroblast foci in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis” was published…
Advanced 3-D Imaging Technique Used for First Time to View IPF in Lung Tissues
Meet Aisha Chaudhary. In this video, shared by TEDx Talks in 2014, watch this 17-year-old young lady talk about her life and how she never let herself be sad, always choosing to be happy and living the moment. Aisha was born with an immune deficiency…
Thorax shared this video in 2014, where Lisa Spencer, a respiratory physician from Aintree Chest Centre, Aintree Hospital, Liverpool, discusses some of the possible issues of patient access to specialized idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) centers and also the access to trial participation.
Karos Pharmaceuticals recently announced that its small molecule drug candidate, KAR5585, has advanced in Phase 1 clinical testing. The drug is being developed for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and other diseases characterized by extensive fibrosis. KAR5585 received Orphan Drug designation for the treatment of PAH by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
In October 2015 – which was Healthy Lung Month – FOX 4 Now shared this video where you can see FOX 4 Morning Blend news reporter Michelle Cunningham and Dr. Imre Noth, an expert in lung disease, talk about what idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis means,…
City, a TV station from Toronto, Canada, shared this video in September 2015, where you can listen to NBA and Team Canada star, Nik Stauskas talk about idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Since September is IPF Awareness Month, this video was made as…
Japanese researchers reported that treatment with thrombomodulin, an anti-clotting factor naturally produced in the body, reduced mortality in patients experiencing acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The findings also suggested that abnormal blood clotting may contribute to poor outcomes following these flares. Thrombomodulin is a factor crucial for controlling the blood-clotting…
In this video shared by RBandH (Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, a leading specialist heart and lung centre based in London and Middlesex), you can learn how the Royal Brompton’s “interstitial lung disease unit played a central part in the reclassification of IPF and…
With this video from WWCIH Charity learn more about how a pulmonary function (breathing) test works, what its function is, and how your children can benefit from this test. This is a great video to show your children to help them understand what will…
There is currently no cure for pulmonary fibrosis and patients often face a prognosis of three to five years after diagnosis. However, medication and other treatment options can help improve patients’ quality of life. But as the disease evolves, there are some complications that…
