Why is inflammation linked to everything from ageing to heart disease? Learn what chronic inflammation means and what recent ...

When you hear the word "inflammation," what kind of state comes to mind?Swelling from an injury.A sore throat from a cold.A wound becoming red and hot.These types of inflammation are easy to visualize ...

Chronic inflammation, the kind that hangs around, has been linked to a slew of health problems including diabetes and heart disease. However, the most effective strategies for combatting inflammation, ...

Researchers at the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine have uncovered a key primary step in the hepatic ERK pathway that leads to increased insulin production. The research is published in ...

Insect bites or stings, like the one on this person's hand, are a manifestation of inflammation. Suthep Wongkhad/EyeEm via Getty Images When your body fights off an infection, you develop a fever. If ...

The role of central obesity as a predictor of cardiovascular disease has not been fully understood, but a recent analysis from the Jackson Heart Study has provided some answers. Szu-Han Chen, medical ...

Share on Pinterest Higher levels of GlycA, an inflammation marker, was associated with an increased risk of heart problems, a recent study finds. Maskot/Getty Images Higher glycoprotein acetyls (GlycA ...

People with the skin condition psoriasis often have invisible inflammation in the small intestine with an increased propensity for "leaky gut," according to new research at Uppsala University. These ...

A routine blood test that costs pennies to perform may help doctors predict how aggressively vulvar cancer will behave before ...