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.

Our immune system is armed with an array of defenses designed to detect and eliminate harmful threats. One of its most powerful defense mechanisms is the complement system—a group of proteins that ...

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

The heterogeneous clinical presentation of graft microvascular inflammation poses a major challenge to successful kidney transplantation. The effect of microvascular inflammation on allograft outcomes ...

A new study suggests that a common respiratory bacterium may play an unexpected role in Alzheimer’s disease.

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Researchers connecting pieces of the massive Alzheimer's puzzle are closer to slotting the next one in place, with yet ...

New severe asthma biomarkers linked to lipid oxidation may transform non-invasive disease monitoring and treatment strategies ...