Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What comes first — inflammation or disease? When the body is in an inflammatory state, it can start to destroy the very things it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inflammation is your body’s natural way of dealing with injury and infection There’s an important distinction to be made between ...

Unlike acute inflammation, which provides short-term protection against injuries and infections, chronic inflammation persists subtly over extended periods, causing systemic harm without apparent ...

A protein long understood to drive inflammation by producing nitric oxide has a second, previously unknown role—it physically ...

Systemic inflammation research occupies a pivotal position at the intersection of immunology, metabolism, and disease pathogenesis. Recent advances have ...

Most adults know the drill before an annual physical: routine blood work, a few numbers to scan, and hope nothing jumps out. These tests are meant to catch serious illness early. But when it comes to ...

Marissa Russo is a former STAT intern supported by the AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship. Reducing inflammation has become all the rage lately, with many medical experts pointing to ...

Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKis) are an important treatment option for people with chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. Since ...

We often think of inflammation as something visible — like the swelling after an ankle sprain or the redness around a cut. But there’s another, quieter form of inflammation that may be the true ...

A personal account of gut inflammation relief through acupuncture is renewing attention on its potential role in chronic disease prevention and management. Experts say its anti-inflammatory effects ...

The brain has its own immune system, which detects threats and mounts a defense. A growing body of evidence has shown that in ...