Researchers have found a potential new way to slow the progression of lung fibrosis and other fibrotic diseases by inhibiting the expression or function of Piezo2, a receptor that senses mechanical ...

The COVID-19 pandemic engulfed the U.S. five years ago this month, leaving not only lingering mental health effects but also long-term physical symptoms. One of those included a condition known as ...

The study in the European Respiratory Journal used advanced spatial mapping techniques to compare healthy lung tissues and ...

The team revealed distinct phases where waves of immune responses give way to lung fibrosis—scarring of the lungs—in severe COVID-19. As part of the UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium (UK ...

Researchers reveal critical mechanism behind idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Rutgers Health researchers have discovered that networks of misplaced immune cells drive an aggressive lung disease ...