Everything from Alzheimer’s to heart disease to depression can be caused by chronic inflammation.

Whenever there is a wound or infection, the body produces an inflammatory response. This is the body's first line of defense, and macrophages—cells of the innate immune system—play a key role: first, ...

When the human heart is damaged by a heart attack, stiff scar tissue eventually forms around the affected areas. This weakens ...

New research from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has explained how the body’s internal clock influences the inflammatory process of the immune system. The findings describe how immune ...

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 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 ...

There are various studies that have explored the role of the body’s circadian rhythm in regulating immune activity. Disruptions in the circadian rhythms exacerbate inflammation. Researchers from the ...

An animal study suggests short-term brain inflammation may help repair myelin and could inform future repair-focused ...

New research has updated our understanding of how sugars, known as glycans, help immune cells move into skin in the inflammatory disease, psoriasis. The paper entitled “Leukocytes have a heparan ...

Scientists at The Wistar Institute and clinical researchers from ChristianaCare's Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research ...