News articles tagged with 'fibrosis'
IL28B gene predicts treatment outcome for liver transplantation patients
— 3 Mar 2011 12:44 | HealthGerman researchers have found a significant association of IL28B genotypes to interferon-based antiviral treatment outcome, and to graft inflammation caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV).…
Viral infection not responsible for exacerbation of lung disease in most patients
— 26 Feb 2011 16:15 | HealthAcute viral infection does not appear to be a primary cause of acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive, deadly disease resulting in thickening and scarring…
Scientists to sequence DNA of cystic fibrosis superbug
— 22 Feb 2011 23:15 | HealthThe bacterium, called Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is the most common cause of persistent and fatal lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. Scientists at Liverpool identified a particularly…
Leptin resistance may prevent severe lung disease in patients with diabetes
— 12 Feb 2011 19:40 | HealthResistance to leptin, a protein that plays a key role in regulating metabolism and appetite, may help prevent the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and acute…
Use of amniotic membrane may cause complications in strabismus surgery
— 4 Jan 2011 22:11 | HealthPostoperative adhesions are a major complication in strabismus surgery. Amniotic membrane has been used in the hopes of preventing these adhesions by forming a biological barrier during…
New study upends thinking about how liver disease develops
— 4 Jan 2011 20:41 | HealthIn the latest of a series of related papers, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues in Austria and elsewhere, present a new and more…
Novel drug offers hope for early intervention in cystic fibrosis patients
— 18 Dec 2010 13:33 | HealthCystic fibrosis (CF) patients with normal to mildly impaired lung function may benefit from a new investigational drug designed to help prevent formation of the sticky mucus that is…
Novel approach shows promise for cystic fibrosis, say UAB researchers
— 18 Nov 2010 10:33 | HealthAn investigational drug targeting a defective protein that causes cystic fibrosis has been shown to improve lung function in a small study of CF patients, according to findings published…
Cystic fibrosis gene typo is a double whammy
— 13 Nov 2010 10:05 | HealthAn imbalance of salt and water in patients with cystic fibrosis makes their lungs clog up with sticky mucus that is prone to infection. The cause of the offending imbalance is a well-known…
New indicator found for rapidly progressing form of deadly lung disease
— 11 Nov 2010 11:20 | HealthA diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is not much better than a death sentence, given a survival rate averaging 4 to 6 years as the disease robs its victim of the ability to…