Stem cell biologist Hugo Vankelecom (KU Leuven) and his colleagues have discovered that the pituitary gland in mice ages as the result of an age-related form of chronic inflammation. It may be ...

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 ...

So, this is a very pro-inflammatory pathway that exists with IL-23 being that key upstream regulatory cytokine that really drives this whole downstream inflammatory process that can lead to the ...

Objectives C reactive protein (CRP) is frequently normal in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) despite active disease, complicating ...

Close up detail of a young girl and her grandfather with their faces pressed close together. This article is part of a series on recent advances in the science and medicine of longevity. When we are ...

Inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts—also known as cholangiopathies—can stop the bile from flowing, a vital fluid that helps digest fats. When bile can’t move through these ducts, it backs up ...

DEAR DOCTOR: It seems as though we're hearing more and more about inflammation and how it causes disease. What is inflammation and how does it work? And is it really possible that what you eat makes a ...

The adrenal glands produce hormones that support several bodily functions. Inflammation of the adrenal glands may be a symptom of underlying conditions, which may include infections and cancer.

Scientists have discovered that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) doesn't start when the pain begins. It silently starts years ...

Osteoarthritis can develop due to a combination of joint overuse, inflammation, and genetics. Some people may be at greater ...

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

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 ...