IPF Foundation

07/21/2021

Family history of pulmonary fibrosis is strongly associated with an increased risk of IPF. Please join our community today! ipffoundation.org/join-us/

07/07/2021

31% of first-degree relatives of patients with pulmonary fibrosis had interstitial lung abnormalities on CT. “First-degree relatives of patients with both familial and sporadic [nonfamilial] IPF appear to be at similar risk [for undiagnosed interstitial lung disease (ILD)],” according to investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/rccm.201908-1571OC

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07/06/2021

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/225634/covid-19-clears-rapidly-after-stool-transplant/

Researchers suggest that faecal microbiota transplant (FMT) might be worth exploring as a treatment option for coronavirus.

06/09/2021

IPF hits families hard across generations.
Jan Hale’s story is not unusual.
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Jan Hale shares her family's and her own battle with IPF disease as she fights to live for her grandchildren.

06/09/2021

An estimated 50,000 people die from IPF in the U.S. each year, more deaths than from most cancers. We want to change that. Join Our Community: https://ipffoundation.org/join-us/

03/19/2021

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11/03/2020

10/20/2020

Could a Green Tea Extract Reverse Fibrosis in IPF Patients?

A UC-SF Pilot Study may Provide an Ethical Basis for Long Term Clinical Trial According to the New England Journal of Medicine

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The IPF Foundation is an independent, nonprofit organization founded with the mission to accelerate cures for IPF. We are the only organization that gives 100% of your donation to IPF research.

10/07/2020

Did you know certain diseases could cause changes in your gut microbiome?

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Younger people with gut microbe-altering diseases gain harmful bacteria, while older people tend to lose beneficial gut bacteria from ageing and disease.

08/28/2020

Did you know that flushing a toilet can generate a cloud of aerosol droplets that may linger long enough to be inhaled by the next user? Growing evidence suggests that the Coronavirus can be passed through more than just respiratory droplets. Learn more.

Did you know that toilet flushing can generate aerosol droplets that rise nearly three feet? Research highlights rethinking about shared spaces.