One of the most common signs of inflammation is localised redness. Increased blood flow to an injured or infected area causes ...

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 ...

Periodontitis is the leading cause of tooth loss and affects nearly 19% of the global adult population, with an increasing incidence 1,2. Inflammation caused by periodontitis not only destroys ...

Inflammation plays a complex role in the pathophysiology of both acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and acute stroke (AS). Erythrocyte aggregation is a physiological phenomenon. Its initial kinetics (EAK), ...

Q: 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 sure I ...

Dear Doctor: It seems as though we're hearing more and more about inflammation and how it causes disease. What is inflammation and how does it work? And is it really possible that what you eat makes a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many people suffer with silent inflammation without even knowing it. Here’s the bodily signals worth paying attention to before it gets chronic.