When you’re living with chronic inflammation, your body’s inflammatory response can eventually start damaging healthy cells, tissues, and organs. Over time, this can lead to tissue damage.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colorectal cancer (CRC) are the major diseases of the lower gastrointestinal tract. The intestinal epithelium plays a critical role in the host's interactions ...

Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified a surprising culprit in the progression of inflammatory bowel disease: a ...

Over time, being in a constant inflammatory state can start to damage healthy cells and increase your risk for certain diseases, including autoimmune diseases, type 2 diabetes, dementia, obesity ...

This Review describes the functions performed by endothelial cells at each stage of the inflammatory process, ... The endothelium in chronic-active inflammation.

Within chronic inflammation, the body continues to send inflammatory cells even when there is no danger. Chronic inflammation can last for months and even years, with some periods of improvement ...

Chronic inflammation contributes to various health problems. An anti-inflammatory diet, rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole ...

Type 2 inflammation is an immune response designed to protect the body against parasites. But it can sometimes overreact and lead to a number of conditions, such as asthma, atopic dermatitis, and ...

Novel approaches against chronic inflammation could potentially prevent certain inflammatory diseases and neurological conditions. During BIO International Convention 2024, CEO Dave Bearss, PhD, of ...

Some of the most prominent examples of chronic inflammation are autoimmune diseases, in which the immune system turns against the body — conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel ...

For the first time, a major trigger in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and related conditions has been identified, and existing drugs are capable of blocking it. It's a "massive step" in ...