Inflammation has a bad rap, both as an agent of pain and a risk factor for chronic illnesses like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer. Even the word itself sounds like something is going up ...

Inflammation is thought to play a role in the development of psoriasis. In some cases, treating the underlying inflammation may help manage both psoriasis and the risk of related inflammatory ...

Gastritis, which basically means stomach inflammation, maybe the reason behind these symptoms. A bacterium called Helicobacter pylori is one of the main causes of stomach inflammation. If not treated ...

Heart disease. Diabetes. Cancer. Dementia. What do these conditions have in common? Chronic inflammation in the body plays a central role in the development of each. Normally, inflammation is ...

Infectious or chronic diseases such as long COVID, Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury can cause inflammation in the brain, or neuroinflammation, that weakens muscles. While ...

Share on Pinterest The Western diet, which is high in ultra-processed foods, is a major cause of chronic inflammation. Kseniya Ovchinnikova/Getty Images A new study found higher levels of ...

Her lab has developed a mucosal anti-inflammatory gel made from amino acids to treat inflammation in the ear, nose, and throat without the use of steroids. “What if there was a way to treat ...

Nearly one in five people in the UK are believed to suffer from chronic inflammation – but there are ways to reduce it There’s an important distinction to be made between acute inflammation ...