Scientists at The Wistar Institute and clinical researchers from ChristianaCare's Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute have discovered a vulnerability in pancreatic cancer that could be ...

Inflammation can feel like a localized fever, with redness, pain, heat and swelling. It’s how the body works to protect you after an injury, removing damaged tissue or invading bacteria and beginning ...

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

Scientists at Cedars-Sinai have uncovered novel insights into the production of IL-1 beta, a potent inflammatory protein signal released during many inflammatory responses. Their new findings open up ...

New research has explained how the body's internal clock influences the inflammatory process of the immune system. The findings describe how immune cells, called macrophages, work differently at ...

Everything from Alzheimer’s to heart disease to depression can be caused by chronic inflammation.

When you get a cut or a scrape, have you ever noticed how the area becomes red, swollen, and warm? That’s your body’s way of ...

Research continues to reveal that inflammation plays a role in the development of numerous chronic diseases, including heart disease, autoimmune diseases, digestive problems, and more. As such, you ...

When the human heart is damaged by a heart attack, stiff scar tissue eventually forms around the affected areas. This weakens ...