Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MD Key Takeaways Inflammation helps your body heal, but if it lasts too long, it can cause ...

Researchers found that damaged mitochondrial DNA is removed from cells via a hidden route involving endosomes. But when these disposal units leak, the DNA escapes, is flagged as foreign, and sparks ...

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, a common side-effect of cancers elsewhere in the body, has long been associated with worse cancer outcomes and more recently associated with poor response to immunotherapy. Now, a ...

Acute systemic inflammation has long been suspected to trigger harmful processes within the brain, contributing to neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. A new study ...

The 20-to-40 age bracket has become a particular focus because many of the contributing factors now begin much earlier in ...

Gut inflammation can be caused by internal or external factors. People can reduce it by employing strategies like eating an anti-inflammatory diet, taking probiotics, and reducing stress. The symptoms ...

Inflammatory glaucoma, also known as uveitic glaucoma, is a complication of uveitis. It occurs when inflammation in the eye increases intraocular pressure and damages the optic nerve. Inflammatory ...

As best we know, it’s a two-way street. In animal studies, an influx of simulated inflammation causes mice to display depressed and anxious behavior, which goes away when they are treated with ...