Last Week’s Hot Topic on Pulmonary Fibrosis

Last week’s hot topic on pulmonary fibrosis was Fibrotic Pathways in IPF May Have a Common Protein and New Treatment Target written by Magdalena Kegel. This article is focused on how a  motor protein called myosin II was identified…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0sMSK0ej2g “Pulmonary fibrosis affects as many as 14-43 people per 100,000 worldwide. Watch this video to find out more about this patient’s testimony.” Learn more about IPF here: https://bit.ly/1QiRmr3…

“Yoga can help sufferers of chronic lung diseases like COPD and pulmonary fibrosis find balance in their life. Breathe easier this season with yoga.” Learn more about Pulmonary Fibrosis: https://bit.ly/1lfMsiZ…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQmSpL7UwDk “In this video from 2012, watch Simmons Center patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) tell their stories in a video that was prepared to commemorate the Center’s 10th anniversary.” Learn more about IPF: https://bit.ly/1QiRmr3…

“IPF is a progressive and fatal lung disease. Half of patients die within 3 years of diagnosis and up until now, there is no cure. Join the fight to #kissIPFgoodbye. Watch their stories and share your kiss to help.” Learn more about pulmonary fibrosis: https://bit.ly/1lfMsiZ…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eSt_IlxC_I Meet Alicia. In this video, she decided she should share some of the things she hears that people say to others living with a chronic illness. Things she hears, but she shouldn’t be hearing. Learn more about pulmonary fibrosis: https://bit.ly/1lfMsiZ…

Genetic factors might drive at least part of the risk for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), particularly in familial forms of the disease, and a review from the Nanjing University School of Medicine, China, presented an updated view of genetic risk factors for IPF. The article, “Candidate genes of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis:…

Researchers recently developed new nanoparticles more efficient at delivering in vivo (living) RNA interference (RNAi) for silencing pulmonary fibrosis-associated genes. The study entitled “Self-assembled Micelle Interfering RNA for Effective and Safe Targeting of Dysregulated Genes in Pulmonary Fibrosis” was published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. RNAi, a natural…