Researchers at National Jewish Health and collaborating institutions have uncovered a critical mechanism driving persistent ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A flaw in the system may be dangerous for people with Cystic Fibrosis. Cystic Fibrosis is when a mutation creates mucus in the lungs, making it hard to breath. Thirty ...

Pulmonary fibrosis can possibly be attributed to a kind of cellular aging process, which is called senescence. This has been shown by researchers from the Helmholtz Zentrum München, partner in the ...

Renal inflammation is a protective response that is induced following kidney injury, which seeks to eliminate the cause of injury and establish tissue repair In the absence of resolution, ongoing ...

The human liver carries out a wealth of vital functions through highly coordinated processes involving multiple cell types. However, when the liver is damaged by pharmaceuticals, cholestasis or ...

RIT biomedical engineering researchers identify a protein that can reduce fibrosis and slow disease progression.

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- FibroGen, Inc. today announced that administration of investigational therapy FG-3019, a human monoclonal antibody against connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), ...

Scientists identify a group of proteins as new and important players in the mechanism that causes pancreatic fibrosis. Pancreatic fibrosis -- or the formation of scar tissue in the pancreas -- is ...

Experts consider the potential to reverse fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis by utilizing recommended management strategies and referring to currently available clinical practice ...

Protein misfolding is a likely culprit in many degenerative disorders. Cystic fibrosis, for instance, is caused by mutations in the CFTR gene that prevent the eponymous protein from assuming its ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . OCT is emerging as a more sensitive test to identify fibrosis. The next step will be to include an en face image ...