In CORAL, 165 IPF patients were given one of three doses of nalbuphine ER to test its ability to reduce cough frequency after six weeks.

Let-7, an established tumor suppressor microRNA, plays a key role in lung tissue repair and the development of scarring, a ...

Columnist Sam Kirton, calling the PF world an inclusive community, promotes care for those LGBTQIA+ while appealing to them to donate organs.

If your journey with pulmonary fibrosis were a movie, what best describes the genre? Horror? Comedy? Drama? Reality? Wait, how about a Hallmark movie? When I was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary ...

Nerandomilast slowed lung function decline in people with IPF and PPF after a year of treatment, according to data from two clinical trials.

One of my frustrations as a pulmonary fibrosis patient is finding solid information about what to expect as my PF progresses. I’ve asked several doctors what to expect during the end stage of PF, but ...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a complex disease that leads me and other patients on a complicated trajectory. Not only do I deal with its physical difficulties, such as acute exacerbations ...

Living with a chronic and progressive disease like pulmonary fibrosis (PF) can be challenging, and there are many issues a person with PF needs to consider, including lifestyle changes, coping with ...

There is no cure for pulmonary fibrosis (PF), but many therapies are in the pipeline that may be able to slow disease progression, manage symptoms, and improve quality of life for patients. Some of ...

Taking oral dietary supplements of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) — an antioxidant in green tea — may stop and reverse the pro-fibrotic (scarring) state of the lungs of people with idiopathic ...

A cancer immunotherapy known as ipilimumab was able to reduce scar formation and promote tissue regeneration in the lungs of a mouse model of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Treatment boosted the ...