A protein long understood to drive inflammation by producing nitric oxide has a second, previously unknown role—it physically ...

The brain is typically depicted as a complex web of neurons sending and receiving messages. But neurons only make up half of the human brain. The other half—roughly 85 billion cells—are non-neuronal ...

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 ...

STING" molecular switch drives Alzheimer's brain inflammation. Blocking this switch protects synapses in new study.

Immune system overreactions may be the true culprit of cardiac illness—and lifesaving drugs can calm them down ...

Bezisterim appears to possess broad homeostatic properties relevant to inflammation and human disorders related to aging Patients treated with bezisterim experienced 2 to 4 years age deceleration ...

Understanding the regulation of inflammation and oxidative stress is essential for deciphering the interplay between host defence mechanisms and bacterial survival strategies. In human cells, ...

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 ...

In a recent, cross-institutional study partially funded by the National Institutes of Health, researchers report that healthy human airways are at higher risk for dehydration and inflammation when ...

Antibiotics are designed to kill harmful bacteria and help the body recover from infection. But some antibiotics may also ...

Scientists have created a novel organoid model of the human brain that contains astrocytes -- which have been excluded from other models thus far -- to study inflammation in diseases like Alzheimer's.