“Novel senomorphic and senolytic agents can be evaluated in this model as they are identified.” Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an age-related disease with poor prognosis and limited ...

Human lung fibroblasts stimulated with TGF-β1 to detect extracellular collagen I (pink), alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) (green), and cell nuclei (blue) as a measure of matrix production and ...

A new blood test can help the early identification of liver scarring in liver disease. Learn more about this study.

Blood tests, ultrasounds, and MRIs often fail to detect the earliest changes in cardiomyopathy, when fibroblasts activate and start the scarring process. Since early detection is crucial for the best ...

Association of genomic alterations in circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) with clinical response to telisotuzumab vedotin (Teliso-V) in 2L+ EGFR wildtype (EGFRwt) non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer ...

A new molecular imaging technique -- 18F-FAPI PET -- can detect the first signs of tissue remodeling in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), providing physicians with an early marker ...

A new PET/CT imaging technique that visualizes activated fibroblasts in the heart muscle enables early detection of multiple forms of cardiomyopathy, according to research presented at the Society of ...

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) represents a highly prevalent condition among women, particularly following childbirth and during aging, with recurrence ...