An inflammatory sugar molecule produced by certain gut bacteria may play a key role in driving ALS, a study found.

The inflammatory response is indispensable for protective immunity, yet microbial pathogens often trigger an excessive response, a "cytokine storm," harmful to the host. Despite recent advances in our ...

Chronic inflammation is both a driver and suppressor of cancer depending on context. Key players-NF-κB, IL-6, STAT3, TAMs, MDSCs, and Tregs-orchestrate a tumor-permissive microenvironment.

A new human study has uncovered how the body naturally turns off inflammation. Researchers found that fat-derived molecules called epoxy-oxylipins rein in immune cells that can otherwise drive chronic ...

A new study uses single cell analysis of gene expression combined with spatial transcriptomics to reveal previous unrecognized immune cell types and interactions within adipose tissue. Fat tissue, for ...

Lockdowns may have exacerbated immune responses in PLHIV due to changes in inflammatory regulation and lifestyle alterations. Significant immune profile differences were observed pre- and ...

Time to get the kettle going.

Pain sensing neurons in the gut kindle inflammatory immune responses that cause allergies and asthma, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine. The findings, published Jan. 7 in Nature, ...

Chronic inflammation is no joke—it can be the cause of your joint stiffness or gastrointestinal issues, and it may even contribute to poor mental health. Thankfully, you can lower inflammation levels ...

Your body might be sending you hints about your health.