Laura Dern honors her mother's legacy. Diane Ladd died after fighting a progressive lung disease.

“She never wanted anyone to have to naively be in pain without answers," Dern tells PEOPLE of her mother, who died in ...

Human lung tissue analyses identify iNKT cell depletion as a mechanistic feature of advanced IPFFindings extend MiNK’s iNKT platform into chronic fibrotic lung disease and support immune restoration ...

IPF-associated cough affects up to 80% of patients with IPF, substantially impairing their quality of life; consequently, there is a pressing need for more effective treatments like nalbuphine, an ...

Laura Dern is not just an accomplished actress; she is also a devoted daughter who has taken on a significant mission in honor of her late mother, Diane Ladd. After Ladd’s passing in November 2025 ...

A recent study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine has suggested that short telomere length may increase the risk of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) even in patients who do not carry rare ...

Despite the development of cutting-edge genetic testing techniques and considerable progress in our understanding of the genetic basis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), missing heritability and ...

Learn to manage chronic fatigue from IPF with exercise, nutrition, sleep hygiene, and energy-saving strategies.

The FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research has accepted a letter of intent for the first biomarker for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis into its Biomarker Qualification Program, according to a press ...

Early management of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with IPF could slow disease progression and improve outcomes.

Mendelian randomization revealed a potential protective role of IPF against large artery atherosclerosis stroke, but no significant links with other cardiovascular diseases. The study suggests ...