New research is shedding light on surprising ways to reduce chronic inflammation—including suggestions as simple as flossing ...

Inflammation can be both a superhero and a villain, depending on the context. Rather than eliminating it completely, new treatments are trying to redirect it. When you purchase through links on our ...

Using a novel approach for imaging the movement of immune cells in living animals, researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases (CIID) have ...

Chronic inflammation, often overlooked, fuels various ailments like fatigue and arthritis. Hidden triggers such as gluten, ultra-processed foods, viral activity, insulin resistance, and excess iron ...

We've all suffered from inflammation in our bodies – think back to that cold you had a few weeks ago, or the injury you picked up when you overtrained at the gym. None of us are immune to inflammation ...

Cortisol, the primary glucocorticoid hormone, plays a central role in the body's stress response and immune regulation. Released by the adrenal cortex via the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis ...

The evolutionarily ancient part of the brain that controls breathing and heart rate also regulates the immune system — a discovery about the brain-body axis made by experts on taste. Last month, ...