You hear a lot about inflammation these days and how it’s bad for your health, but isn’t it also part of how your immune system protects you and keeps you healthy? At this point, I’m not sure I ...

In A Nutshell Researchers discovered that chemical brake signals in the blood control when certain immune cells stop multiplying during inflammation, and blocking the enzyme that breaks down these ...

When our body fights an infection, the immune system must quickly activate defenses and trigger a beneficial inflammatory ...

Data from the LIHOA cohort show that ultrasound-detected synovitis and synovial thickening in hand osteoarthritis are associated with worse hand function but not pain intensity.

NEW YORK — Alopecia areata, an autoimmune condition, is known to be driven by immune cell infiltration and upregulated cytokines that attack hair follicles, but the importance of systemic — not just ...

Inflammation keeps people alive, but when it fails to switch off, it quietly drives pain, disability, and organ damage. Earlier this year, scientists reported that the body carries a built‑in “brake ...

New research is shedding light on surprising ways to reduce chronic inflammation—including suggestions as simple as flossing your teeth.

The class of anti-inflammatory drugs known as TNF-inhibitors has brought relief to many sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis, ...