Investigators have identified several steps in a cellular process responsible for triggering one of the body's important inflammatory responses. Their findings open up possibilities for modulating the ...

It’s the body’s normal response to infection or injury — but chronic inflammation can lead to health issues. Here’s where inflammation can go wrong and tips for preventing it.

Cold dunks, heat treatment, and plasma injections are popular for battling inflammation—but we also need the body's defense mechanism to help us mend. What’s a person with aching knees to do? Taking ...

Inflammation can feel like a localized fever, with redness, pain, heat and swelling. It’s how the body works to protect you after an injury, removing damaged tissue or invading bacteria and beginning ...

While there is known to be an association between inflammation and depression, it is not known if there is cause and effect. Now, the power of the UK Biobank has been brought to bear to show that when ...

Type 2 inflammation is one way your body may respond if you have parasites. It mainly affects the lungs, airways, and skin. Medications are the main treatment options, and you may see several ...

New research suggests that compulsive behavior may be less about willpower failure and more about inflammation quietly disrupting the brain’s reward and habit circuits. While the idea of “hidden brain ...