However, there is no available information in the literature regarding the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among patients with diffuse parenchymal lung disease or whether reduced levels are ...

Apr. 22, 2025 — 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 ...

Almee takes the form of a nine-week CBT course that has been shown in clinical testing to reduce the psychological burden of living with PF, a progressive and life-threatening disease with an ...

June 10, 2024 — Scientists have grown 'mini-guts' in the lab to help understand Crohn's disease, showing that 'switches' that modify DNA in gut cells play an important role in the disease ...

such as heart and lung disease, or a weakened immune system due to chemotherapy or organ transplantation. Other risk factors include having uncontrolled diabetes or smoking or drinking heavily.

Transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) is a cytokine that is secreted by various cell types, including macrophages, and functions in cell growth, cell differentiation, apoptosis and cellular ...

says she wouldn’t call any of the health benefits of flax "conclusively established," research indicates that flax may reduce risks of certain cancers as well as cardiovascular disease and lung ...

While pneumonia, an infection in the lungs, itself isn’t contagious, the viruses and bacteria that cause it often are. People with weakened immune systems may be at a greater risk from ...