Researchers at University College London have identified a molecular mechanism the human body uses to shut down acute ...

Acute inflammation is the body's natural defense against infection and tissue damage Signs include redness, warmth, swelling, pain, and sometimes loss of function Systemic symptoms may include fatigue ...

Anyone who’s ever scraped their knee on a dirty playground is familiar with the stinging inflammation that manifests soon after the injury. It’s the immune system’s effort to restrict and neutralize ...

Inflammation is a symptom that your patients may have questions about. You’re likely to start by explaining how inflammation could be the result of infection or an injury. Chronic inflammation, ...

Chronic inflammation occurs when the immune system is stuck in attack-mode, sending cell after cell to defend and repair the body for months or even years. Diseases associated with chronic ...

Dear Doctors: You hear a lot about inflammation these days and how it’s bad for your health, but isn’t it also part of how your immune system protects you and keeps you healthy? At this point, I’m not ...

AMSTERDAM — A short course of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist, anakinra, appeared safe but did not reduce complications of acute myocarditis in the ARAMIS trial. The trial was presented at the ...

Acute pericarditis is a condition in which inflammation occurs in the pericardium, the fluid-filled sac that surrounds the heart. “Acute” means the condition develops quickly or suddenly. The ...

The 20-to-40 age bracket has become a particular focus because many of the contributing factors now begin much earlier in life than they once did. Research points to several everyday habits and ...

There’s an important distinction to be made between acute inflammation and chronic inflammation. Inflammation is your body’s natural way of dealing with injury and infection. But the chronic kind is ...