According to Pulmonary Fibrosis News, a study with mice showed that a certain compound found in plants, parthenolide, is associated with a sizable reduction in lung fibrosis and the subsequent inflammatory…
According to Chipley Bugle, the University of Florida Health Center is joining the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation’s Care Center Network. UF joins 60 other centers in the world with high level knowledge…
According to PRNewswire, Express Scripts announced a new program to benefit people living with rare diseases on May 31st. The program, called Second Opinion is part of the company’s larger…
According to a story from CNN, substitute teacher Cynthia Tisdale was widely admired by her family and friends. Cynthia was murdered in the Santa Fe High School shooting on May…
According to a story from HSC News, the Hastings Foundation recently gave a gift of $12.5 million for the USC Hastings Center for Pulmonary Research, a subdivision of the University…
Reviva Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Reviva) announced on April 10th that it received Orphan Drug Designation from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for one of its experimental candidates. The…
According to a story from The Irish Times, Noreen O'Carroll can vividly remember when she first received the news that she had been diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. It was…
An online patient survey has found that 96% of pulmonary fibrosis patients, and 93% of cystic fibrosis patients, support being able to monitor their lung function at home between visits…
According to a story from The Irish Times, a new campaign is encouraging people with the rare lung condition idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis to keep exercising. The campaign is centered around…
According to a story from BioSpace, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given Fast Track designation for nintedanib, which is undergoing testing for the treatment of systemic sclerosis with…
According to a story from LiveScience, nine dentists and dental workers in the state of Virginia have been diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a rare and dangerous lung disease. All…
According to a story from seas.yale.edu, a recent study conducted under the supervision of Yale University is providing new clues for the underlying cause of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The researchwea…
According to a story from the Vancouver Sun, five rare disease drugs just received coverage in British Columbia. The funding comes from savings accumulated thanks to a recent agreement that…
According to an article from news-medical.net, a group of researchers from the Telomere and Telomerase Group at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre have been able to pin down the…
Katie Price, a former British model, has accepted the challenge of running the next London marathon with intent to fundraise for IPF, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a disease her mother was…
A wealthy do-gooder is championing Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). No, it's not Tony Stark (a.k.a. Ironman). But there is a mega-force super power uniting global innovators, researchers, and healthcare entrepreneurs…
Who said helping cure and treat rare diseases couldn't be fun?! Last week, Three Lake Partners - a venture firm that invests in healthcare and quality-of-life solutions for patients dealing…
For the estimated 100,000 to 200,000 people in the US diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), finding a community is important. IPF is a rare lung disease, which you can…
New research is helping experts understand the underlying causes of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis on the molecular scale. When solving any problem, disease included, it is best to start by understanding…
Good news for Prometic Life Science new drug application! The pharmaceutical company has been searching for a cure for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a rare lung disease which you can…
MonARC Bionetworks and the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation have partnered to bring the IPF community the PF Health app - a monumental partnership that will bring clinical research opportunities directly to…
If there was a proven medication to slow the progress of a chronic and deadly lung disease with no cure, why wouldn't you take it? That's the question that researchers…
Have you ever googled the word "precision"? Words linked to turbine engines, long-lasting tires and even industrial cameras pop up. But, what I didn’t see was anything related to precision…
Getting a cold or flu is bad enough for most "healthy" people, but if you have a progressive, incurable lung disease, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), cystic fibrosis, COPD,…
Health scientists at the University of Leicester and University of Nottingham have heralded the discovery of a gene associated with lung fibrosis, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), as "a…
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