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 ...

Addressing the question of whether and how immune cells (macrophages) in the central nervous system (CNS) traffic out, ...

CHICAGO -- People who died with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were far more likely than car crash victims to have severe ...

Chronic alcohol use accelerates Alzheimer’s disease (AD) progression by intensifying oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and ...

CKD and VHD share metabolic, inflammatory, and fibrotic pathways, worsening each other's progression and complicating ...

It is considered a hallmark of aging and is characterized by a “chronic, smoldering low-grade inflammation,” said Vishwa Deep Dixit, a professor of pathology and immunobiology and the director of the ...

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, have uncovered an unexpected molecular partnership that reshapes ...