Cold dunks, heat treatment, and plasma injections are popular for battling inflammation—but we also need the body's defense mechanism to help us mend. What’s a person with aching knees to do? Taking ...

Inflammation usually happens when your immune system is fighting an infection or injury. It’s a normal part of your body’s healing process. But when you have an autoimmune disease like lupus, your ...

Prakash Nagarkatti receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. Mitzi Nagarkatti receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. When your body ...

Type 2 inflammation is one way your body may respond if you have parasites. It mainly affects the lungs, airways, and skin. Medications are the main treatment options, and you may see several ...

Inflammation is part of the body’s healing response to an intruder. When the body senses a pathogen, irritant, or foreign object that penetrates the skin, it starts an immune response to remove that ...

As an editor and writer who has contributed to many national and local publications, Nicole Gregory enjoys communicating clearly on critical health topics so that readers can make informed choices for ...

In the early days of my medical residency, I met a man whom we’ll call Jason. He arrived to our emergency room on a holiday, nonchalant yet amiable, and complained of mild chest pain. Jason was tall ...

As best we know, it’s a two-way street. In animal studies, an influx of simulated inflammation causes mice to display depressed and anxious behavior, which goes away when they are treated with ...

When it comes to the most common mental health issues, we’ve long overemphasized the role of neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine. Recently, especially in the case of depression and serotonin ...

The adrenal glands produce hormones that support several bodily functions. Inflammation of the adrenal glands may be a symptom of underlying conditions, which may include infections and cancer.