Inflammation plays a key role in the body's defense against pathogens, forming part of a complex series of events that help maintain organ function and systemic balance. While acute inflammation is ...

Doctors warn that inflammation isn't always about redness and swelling; vague symptoms like brain fog and back pain may be ...

Using a novel approach for imaging the movement of immune cells in living animals, researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases (CIID) have ...

Inflammation can feel like a localized fever, with redness, pain, heat and swelling. It’s how the body works to protect you ...

The evolutionarily ancient part of the brain that controls breathing and heart rate also regulates the immune system — a discovery about the brain-body axis made by experts on taste. Last month, ...

We've all suffered from inflammation in our bodies – think back to that cold you had a few weeks ago, or the injury you picked up when you overtrained at the gym. None of us are immune to inflammation ...

Plus, anti-inflammation strategies to know.

The study found that people with lower vitamin D levels had higher levels of CRP. This means there is a one-way connection—low vitamin D leads to more inflammation. This is not just a coincidence. The ...

“Simply put, an anti-inflammatory diet focuses on foods to help reduce chronic inflammation in the body,” says registered dietitian Marisa Moore. Moore goes on to note that chronic inflammation is ...