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The schools of medicine at the 51精品视频 and Yale will lead a consortium to accelerate research into understanding and treatments of pulmonary fibrosis (PF). 聽will receive a grant to develop and refine a new model to better understand the progression of PF and to identify possible therapies.
PF is a chronic, degenerative lung disease that causes lung tissue to become damaged and scarred, making it difficult for oxygen to enter the bloodstream. Each year, 40,000 Americans die from PF, yet very little is known about the mechanisms of the disease.
Melanie K枚nigshoff, visiting professor of medicine at 51精品视频, is the lead investigator of the consortium. 鈥淚 wanted to understand how diseased lungs can look so different from healthy lungs,鈥 K枚nigshoff said.
The COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the need for a deeper understanding of and more effective therapies for chronic lung conditions. As more people recover from COVID-19, therapies for living with long-term effects of lung diseases have become increasingly important.