inflammation

Scientists discover the body’s hidden “off switch” for inflammation

Researchers at University College London have identified a biological process that helps the body shut down inflammation once it is…

4 weeks ago

Stanford scientists uncover why mRNA COVID vaccines can trigger heart inflammation

Researchers at Stanford Medicine have identified the biological steps that explain how mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines can, in rare cases, lead…

3 months ago

Preventing chronic inflammation from turning into cancer

Chronic inflammatory bowel disease is challenging to treat and carries a risk of complications, including the development of bowel cancer.…

10 months ago

Inflammation may explain stomach problems in psoriasis sufferers

People with the skin condition psoriasis often have invisible inflammation in the small intestine with an increased propensity for 'leaky…

1 year ago

Brain inflammation alters behavior according to sex, mouse study finds

Inflammation in the hippocampus -- the brain's memory centre -- significantly alters motivation and behaviour in mice, including food-seeking behaviour,…

1 year ago

Mouse study: Proteins do the damage in fetal abdominal inflammation

Inflammation of the abdominal cavity in human fetuses resulting from a perforation of their intestine is likely to be caused…

2 years ago

Tiny target discovered on RNA to short-circuit inflammation

UC Santa Cruz researchers have discovered a peptide in human RNA that regulates inflammation and may provide a new path…

2 years ago