Study finds cause of pulmonary fibrosis in failure of stem cells that repair lungs
Wednesday, November 23, 2016 - 12:31
in Health & Medicine
A major cause of pulmonary fibrosis, a mysterious and deadly disease that scars the lungs and obstructs breathing, has now been pinpointed by scientists. The disease, which has no known cure, appears to result from the failure of special lung stem cells that help airways recover from injury, the investigators report.