Autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis arise when the immune system turns against the body itself. Yet for most of ...

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 ...

Researchers at University College London (UCL) have uncovered a key mechanism that helps the body switch off inflammation—a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for chronic diseases ...

Cedars-Sinai investigators have identified several steps in a cellular process responsible for triggering one of the body's important inflammatory responses. Their findings, published in the ...

Autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis arise when the immune system turns against the body itself. Yet for most of them, it remains unclear ...

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 ...

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

Inflammation is your body’s natural way of dealing with injury and infection There’s an important distinction to be made between acute inflammation and chronic inflammation. Inflammation is your ...

Foods that interfere with your metabolism can increase inflammation — especially foods high in unhealthy fats and sugar.