A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has uncovered a molecular pathway that links obesity to widespread ...

Inflammation occurs when your body’s immune system responds to an injury or to a foreign agent like a virus or bacteria. Swelling and redness often occur as the body send cytokines and inflammatory ...

Researchers have identified a previously unknown inflammatory mechanism that may drive the aggressiveness and relapse of ...

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 ...

Foods that interfere with your metabolism can increase inflammation — especially foods high in unhealthy fats and sugar.

It's no secret that carrying excess body fat harms your health in many ways. This includes promoting insulin resistance leading to Type 2 diabetes. It also contributes to high blood pressure, high LDL ...

Surely, inflammation is half a billion years old, since even the lowly starfish may experience it. Virtually every human being who ever lived has suffered from it, perhaps dozens or hundreds of times.

Liver inflammation, or hepatitis, can be caused by viruses, alcohol, or fatty liver disease. If untreated, liver inflammation ...

Inflammation is our body’s defense mechanism against phenomena it recognizes as foreign. However, as with any complicated defense system, errors may occur. Inflammation helps our body fight off ...