Surely, inflammation is half a billion years old, since even the lowly starfish may experience it. Virtually every human being who ever lived has suffered from it, perhaps dozens or hundreds of times.

Inflammation markers may signal depression in women with type 2 diabetes, but vary based on depression symptoms and measures, ...

Researchers at the Earlham Institute, the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University analyzed gut cells to understand ...

Memory loss is often viewed as a brain problem, but the digestive system plays a major role. Research published in Nature ...

The industrial food matrix is not merely delivering poor nutrition. It is executing a systemic epigenetic intervention on ...

Our immune system is armed with an array of defenses designed to detect and eliminate harmful threats. One of its most powerful defense mechanisms is the complement system—a group of proteins that ...

As inflamed regions of the gut form scar tissue, the space within the gut lumen becomes smaller and more restricted, leading ...

Cold dunks, heat treatment, and plasma injections are popular for battling inflammation—but we also need the body's defense mechanism to help us mend. What’s a person with aching knees to do? Taking ...

New research is shedding light on surprising ways to reduce chronic inflammation—including suggestions as simple as flossing your teeth. From infrared saunas to meditation, there are several steps you ...