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

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 ...

Inflammation keeps people alive, but when it fails to switch off, it quietly drives pain, disability, and organ damage.

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

New research has explained how the body's internal clock influences the inflammatory process of the immune system. The findings describe how immune cells, called macrophages, work differently at ...

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 ...

Inflammation as defined by Dictionary.com is the reaction of the body to injury or infection, characterized by swelling, heat, redness and pain. The inflammatory process includes release 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...