Inflammation keeps people alive, but when it fails to switch off, it quietly drives pain, disability, and organ damage.

A newly uncovered immune chain reaction in the gut may explain why people with inflammatory bowel disease face a much higher ...

The buzzy term gets blamed for many diseases. But it isn’t all bad. Credit...Pete Gamlen Supported by By Nina Agrawal Illustrations by Pete Gamlen Inflammation has become a bit of a dirty word. We ...

A team from Würzburg has fundamentally changed our understanding of platelet biology. The researchers demonstrate that the ...

The TO_AITION project, completed this month (December 2025), has been investigating the biological causes of inflammation linking cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and depression, and has used a wide ...

Doctors explain.

As soon as you are wounded—whether from grabbing a hot pan or contracting the flu—you begin a unique journey through variable ...

Tomatoes are a member of the nightshade family of plants, a group that also contains eggplants, potatoes, bell peppers, and chili peppers. While all of these foods are generally included in a healthy ...

What your favorite TikTok influencer gets right — and wrong — about this widespread concern.