Whenever there is a wound or infection, the body produces an inflammatory response. This is the body's first line of defense, ...

Systemic inflammation research occupies a pivotal position at the intersection of immunology, metabolism, and disease pathogenesis. Recent advances have ...

Chronic inflammation occurs when the immune system is stuck in attack-mode, sending cell after cell to defend and repair the body for months or even years. Diseases associated with chronic ...

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 ...

Inflammation hasto fight pathogens fast—but it can't get out of control. Researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have now deciphered in more detail how the organism masters this ...

Aaron Zamzow urges firefighters to recognize how their job prompts their body's immune system to stay on high alert and cause ...

Anyone who’s ever scraped their knee on a dirty playground is familiar with the stinging inflammation that manifests soon after the injury. It’s the immune system’s effort to restrict and neutralize ...