Inflammation has to fight pathogens fast—but it can't get out of control. Researchers at the German Cancer Research Center ...

Aging immune cells may be sabotaging the body from within. Researchers found that macrophages produce a protein that locks ...

The buzzy term gets blamed for many diseases. But it isn’t all bad. Credit...Pete Gamlen Supported by By Nina Agrawal Illustrations by Pete Gamlen Inflammation has become a bit of a dirty word. We ...

A chain of immune reactions in the gut—driven by a key signaling protein and a surge of white blood cells from the bone marrow—may help explain why people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have a ...

Chronic inflammatory bowel disease is challenging to treat and carries a risk of complications, including the development of bowel cancer. Young people are particularly affected: when genetic ...

In humans and other multicellular organisms, cells multiply. This defining feature allows embryos to grow into adulthood, and ...

Researchers at University College London (UCL) have uncovered a key mechanism that helps the body switch off inflammation – a ...

Long-term (chronic) inflammation in your body has been linked with several types of cancer, in addition to other serious conditions. One recent study found that 20% of cancer-related deaths were ...

Inflammation is an immune response from the body’s immune system when there is a perceived injury or infection. When injured, inflammation causes the area to become red and swell due to a large number ...