Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung condition and one of over 200 types of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), where the tissue around the tiny air sacs in the lungs, called ...

An already approved cancer drug, Yervoy (ipilimumab), improved lung repair ability in a study of mice with idiopathic ...

Most patients with IPF have inspiratory dry crackles ("velcro-type") on auscultation of the chest. Clubbing of the fingers occurs in about half the cases. More advanced cases may present with signs of ...

As its name suggests, the trigger for IPF remains unclear, though, it has been linked to certain types of dust, viral infections, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, and smoking. A challenging ...

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis was associated with 67,843 deaths in ever-employed persons in the US between 2020 and 2022.

the lungs and the brain—but this particular type of fibroblast seems unique to the lung." Having found the plasma cells in lung tissue taken from people who died of IPF, the team began using ...

In idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, higher risk of mortality and lung transplant is linked to small decreases in FVC% predicted and DLCO% predicted.

Researchers have identified a potential new way to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a deadly and currently incurable lung disease that affects more than 3 million people worldwide.