Bacteria use multiple defense mechanisms to survive in the host body. Shigella bacteria that cause colitis disable multiple ...

Recent medical research has highlighted the significant role inflammation plays in numerous modern health conditions. While the body’s inflammatory response serves as a natural defense mechanism, ...

Inflammation is the body’s natural defence mechanism against injury or infection. In the short term, it's essential for healing. However, when inflammation becomes chronic, it can damage healthy ...

Inflammation has long been portrayed as something inherently bad; a process that needs to be fought or suppressed. In popular ...

Inflammation appears to do a number on human heart. NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- Doctors are talking more and more about evidence that inflammation has a direct link to heart d ...

When doctors detect elevated levels of SerpinB3 in a blood test, it can signal that something is seriously wrong, from ...

New research from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has explained how the body’s internal clock influences the inflammatory process of the immune system. The findings describe how immune ...

Two common drivers of pain are inflammation and irritation due to use. But which one must be targeted for effective care?

New research provides valuable insights into the brain-body immune connection identifying key communication hubs in the dural sinuses and skull bone marrow at the back of the head. New research from ...

Why do immune cells that are supposed to eliminate viruses suddenly turn against our own body?” There are instances where ...