The University of Pittsburgh has launched a clinical trial for patients diagnosed with myositis and interstitial lung disease, which is unique in that patients can… Read more
Tag: lung disease
Pitt Researchers Receive Grant to Study Long-Term Lung Disease
Three Lakes Foundation has selected the University of Pittsburgh and Yale schools of medicine to lead a consortium to accelerate research into understanding and treatments… Read more
Wisconsin Native with CF Finds Silver Lining Through Lung Transplant at UPMC
Bobby Perron, of New Berlin, Wisconsin, spent many years of his life sick from cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that causes thick mucus to form… Read more
Researchers Address Critical Gap in Lung Disease Care
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive life-limiting lung disease with no known cure, affects approximately 128,000 individuals in the U.S. annually. Average survival for patients… Read more
Inhibiting Certain Protein in Severe Asthma Patients Could Improve Treatment
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimates that around 25 million Americans have asthma. Of those, around 90 to 95 percent are considered to have… Read more