A cohort study finds an increase in the prevalence of fibrosis over a decade among adults in England; multiple organ fibrosis is linked to a higher risk for mortality.

Chronic lung diseases are often accelerated and exacerbated by polymicrobial infections. An international study team led by MedUni Vienna has identified two types of these so-called dysbioses in ...

The identification of unique pulmonary fibrosis endotypes is an important step in the development of precision medicine approaches for the incurable condition. Three distinct blood biomarker ...

New research led by Unity Health Toronto that examines how fibroblast cells in the body are activated to cause fibrosis and organ scarring has been published in Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology.

Congenital hepatic fibrosis is a type of liver disease that is present from birth. It typically affects the function of the bile ducts and the veins that carry blood from the digestive tract to the ...