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 ...

Everything from Alzheimer’s to heart disease to depression can be caused by chronic inflammation.

There are many, clinically relevant situations where inflammation either causes, or contributes, to cholestatic liver diseases. Some of these are clearly linked (e.g., primary sclerosing cholangitis ...

As part of the body's first line of defense against foreign invaders, macrophages play an integral role in the innate immune ...

Whenever there is a wound or infection, the body produces an inflammatory response. This is the body's first line of defense, and macrophages—cells of the innate immune system—play a key role: first, ...

“If you cut yourself and the wound gets infected, it’ll become inflamed. There’s a reason for that: The inflammation brings in all the white blood cells that help you fight the infection,” says Eric ...

When you get a cut or a scrape, have you ever noticed how the area becomes red, swollen, and warm? That’s your body’s way of ...

Inflammatory markers can indicate treatment efficacy and predict super-responder status in patients with psoriasis treated with biologics, according to one study. Blood count–derived inflammatory ...