The State of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

In this University of Exeter video, Dr. Chris Scotton talks about his research in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in order to better understand the development of the disease, and to try to develop new model systems for drug testing.

Discover why pulmonary fibrosis is so difficult to diagnose and treat.

Idiopathic means this type of PF has no known cause, and no cure, although there are treatments to address symptoms and to try to slow the disease’s progression.

Here are nine steps you can take to help manage idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

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