Search results for interstitial fibrosis:
Urine protein test detects kidney dysfunction in transplant patients
Nov 26, 2008 |
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A noninvasive test that analyzes proteins in the urine can correctly identify patients whose transplanted kidneys are failing, according to a study appearing in the February 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Society Ne ...
New mediator of smoking recruits
Apr 24, 2009 |
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Current research suggests that smoking increases the production of osteopontin in the lungs, which contributes to the development of smoking-related lung disease. The related report by Prasse et al, "Essential role of osteopontin ...
Protein may be strongest indicator of rare lung disease, study shows
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have discovered a protein in the lungs that can help in determining progression of the rare lung disease Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF).
Rare lung disease cells indicate higher death risk
Jan 16, 2008 |
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Large numbers of certain cells in the lungs of patients diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis may increase their chance of death, University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have discovered.
Preventing a broken heart: Research aims to reduce scarring from heart attacks
Dec 14, 2008 |
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A heart damaged by heart attack is usually broken, at least partially, for good. The injury causes excessive scar tissue to form, and this plays a role in permanently keeping heart muscle from working at full capacity.
Interstitial macrophages: immune cells that prevent asthma
Nov 10, 2009 |
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The continual presence in the air of the microbe-derived molecule LPS promotes asthma in some individuals. What prevents inhalation of LPS from promoting asthma in most individuals is not well understood. However, researchers ...
New treatment gives hope for pulmonary fibrosis patients
May 20, 2008 |
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Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) may have a new treatment option, according to researchers in Japan.
Chemical In Blood May Explain Susceptibility To Bladder Pain
Jun 15, 2009 |
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A marker in the blood of both cats and humans that was identified in a recent study might signal both species’ susceptibility for a painful bladder disorder called interstitial cystitis, a condition that is often difficult ...
Biomarkers identified for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Apr 29, 2008 |
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The first evidence of a distinctive protein signature that could help to transform the diagnosis and improve the monitoring of the devastating lung disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is being reported by University ...
Gene expression patterns predict rapid decline in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients
May 30, 2007 |
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung disease typically characterized by the slow but progressive onset of shortness of breath or cough. Most patients live about five years after diagnosis. However, according ...
Pitt team first to profile genes in acutely ill idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients
Jul 07, 2009 |
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The first findings from a one-of-a-kind, patient-driven effort to provide lung tissue for research might help doctors predict when patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are becoming dangerously ill and also could ...
The pepperoni pizza hypothesis
Oct 08, 2008 |
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What's the worst that could happen after eating a slice of pepperoni pizza? A little heartburn, for most people.
In Granular System, Tiniest Grains Absorb Shocks 'Like a Sponge'
Dec 14, 2006 |
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A University at Buffalo theoretical physicist who published research in 2001 demonstrating that it someday may be possible to build bridges, buildings and other structures that are nearly blast-proof, now has ...
The pepperoni pizza hypothesis
Sep 11, 2008 |
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What's the worst that could happen after eating a slice of pepperoni pizza? A little heartburn, for most people.
Researchers develop an intelligent chip which regulates diabetes
Jun 05, 2009 |
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Scientists of the Electronic Technology group of the University of Seville (Spain), led by Professor José Manuel Quero, have completed the first phase of Mireia, a research project financed by the Plan Nacional del ...
