A human study reveals how naturally occurring fat-derived molecules help switch off inflammation. Researchers at (UCL) have identified an important biological process that helps the body bring ...

A team from Würzburg has fundamentally changed our understanding of platelet biology. The researchers demonstrate that the ...

The word inflamed may give you shudders. But the process of inflammation is actually a normal, natural reaction from your bodys immune system to defend against invaders, like germs and toxins, by ...

Inflammation can feel like a small storm inside your body. It brings heat, swelling, and pain as the immune system rushes to ...

Dear Doctor: I read that scientists are close to being able to “turn off” inflammation. What does that mean? And isn’t that dangerous because inflammation is a natural part of the immune system? Dear ...

A newly uncovered immune chain reaction in the gut may explain why people with inflammatory bowel disease face a much higher ...

A Northwestern Medicine-led study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation has uncovered why older individuals with specific genetic mutations face a heightened risk of developing serious ...

Doctors explain.

When inflammation is out of control, it can damage the body. June 19, 2013— -- intro: Inflammation is part of the body's immune response; without it, we can't heal. But when it's out of ...

There are two types of inflammation: acute and chronic. Acute inflammation is the kind that lasts a few hours, days, or weeks, and it’s helpful to healing. It’s your immune system’s response when ...