Brayton Purcell LLP has secured the first two major legal victories on behalf of artificial stone fabrication workers suffering from accelerated silicosis, an incurable and fatal lung disease caused ...

Any disease can cause problems in other parts of your body. Your doctor will call these complications. Myelofibrosis is no exception. There’s no guarantee you’ll have other problems.

The genetic disorder cystic fibrosis is unique because it can cause both breathing and digestive problems. Some 40,000 people in the U.S. currently have it, "though this is likely an ...

In addition, fibroblasts with high expression of heat shock protein (HSP)47 are also activated and synthesize excessive collagen contributing to fibrosis in the LG and causing dry eye. The clinical ...

Lung tissue, sputum, and sera of individuals with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) show alterations in miRNA expression. We designed this study to test whether urine and/or tissue derived exosomal ...

Pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive and intractable lung disease with fibrotic features that affects alveoli elasticity, which leading to higher rates of hospitalization and mortality worldwide.

Systemic scleroderma is an autoimmune disease caused by the immune system attacking the body’s connective tissues, which provide the body with structural support. Immune cells called T cells ...