Renal inflammation is a protective response that is induced following kidney injury, which seeks to eliminate the cause of injury and establish tissue repair In the absence of resolution, ongoing ...

Inflammation, the movement of immune cells to an area of infection or injury, is important for tackling infections and restoring health. When the inflammatory process gets out of control, however, the ...

The buzzy term gets blamed for many diseases. But it isn’t all bad. Credit... Supported by By Nina Agrawal Illustrations by Pete Gamlen Inflammation has become a bit of a dirty word. We blame it for a ...

In a surprising finding, researchers have discovered the critical importance of a protein previously believed to be a redundant "on switch" for certain immune-system responses. In a surprising finding ...

Dear Doctor: I read that scientists are close to being able to “turn off” inflammation. What does that mean? And isn’t that dangerous because inflammation is a natural part of the immune system? Dear ...

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 ...

One of the molecules responsible for triggering the inflammation that causes allergic respiratory diseases, such as asthma and allergic rhinitis, has just been discovered. This molecule, from the ...

LAKE TAHOE'S FOOD WEB ALTERED: UC Davis researchers at Lake Tahoe have published the first evidence that climate change alters the makeup of tiny plant communities called algae, which are the very ...