Department of Veterans Affairs

A high-salt diet worsens the carcinogenic effects of Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium that colonizes the stomachs of half of the world’s population.

An antioxidant enzyme also functions as a tumor suppressor to limit cancer development in the esophagus.

An immune system factor associated with severe asthma may actually reduce asthma attacks induced by viral infections.

Targeting repair pathways in the lung’s air sacs may be a valuable therapeutic direction for pulmonary fibrosis – the scarring of lung tissue.

The factor STAT6 appears to play a role in the pathogenesis of an inflammatory bowel disease, suggesting it may be a promising target for new treatments.

The kidney can mediate its own repair through proliferation of resident immune system cells.

A rare genetic syndrome provides new clues to lung scarring (pulmonary fibrosis), a potentially deadly consequence of many lung diseases.