Surely, inflammation is half a billion years old, since even the lowly starfish may experience it. Virtually every human being who ever lived has suffered from it, perhaps dozens or hundreds of times.

Chronic inflammation can raise a person's risk of cancer, and a new study reveals key details about how that might happen in ...

Researchers have established a direct experimental link between inflammatory signals in the intestinal lining and the kind of spinal cord damage that mimics multiple sclerosis. A study published in ...

Our immune system is armed with an array of defenses designed to detect and eliminate harmful threats. One of its most powerful defense mechanisms is the complement system—a group of proteins that ...

Alzheimer's disease is most commonly associated with memory impairment, disorientation, and irreversible neurodegenerative ...

New research indicates that migraine frequency may be inversely linked with a diet high in anti-inflammatory properties. Greater adherence to a diet with anti-inflammatory properties among migraineurs ...

Inflammation markers may signal depression in women with type 2 diabetes, but vary based on depression symptoms and measures, ...

Fasting, scientists believe, is a natural, relatively safe way to reduce inflammation in the body. At the same time, anecdotal reports abound that fasting helps tamp down this seemingly common health ...

Thoracic aortic dissection is often approached as an acute and localised event, and pathological examination has ...