A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has uncovered a molecular pathway that links obesity to widespread ...

When something goes wrong before or during birth, doctors know the potential consequences are huge and often harmful; what they often don't know is the exact nature of the damage that is caused by ...

Researchers at University College London (UCL) have uncovered a key mechanism that helps the body switch off inflammation – a ...

Acute (short-term) inflammation occurs when your immune system sends inflammatory cells to a cut, injury, infection, or irritant to fight germs and initiate healing. Chronic inflammation happens when ...

Chronic liver disease gets worse when the liver's immune system stays overactive, resulting in ongoing inflammation and ...