Alveolar macrophages are immune cells that live in the tiny air sacs of the lungs. Under normal conditions, these cells act as guardians, keeping the lungs healthy, supporting breathing, and ...

According to the National Center for Health and Statistics, under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), roughly 30% of both adults and children have allergy symptoms. Therefore, over ...

For much of modern medicine, inflammation was viewed as a localized response. Swelling, redness, and pain were understood as ...

New research suggests that compulsive behavior may be less about willpower failure and more about inflammation quietly disrupting the brain’s reward and habit circuits. While the idea of “hidden brain ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Key Takeaways Long-term inflammation from fried, sugary, processed, and fatty foods ...

Researchers have discovered that inflammation in the gut leaves long-term marks on intestinal stem cells (ISCs) that reduce their ability to heal the intestine, even after inflammation has receded.

Discover how Treg cell therapies rethink precision medicine for autoimmune diseases like type 1 diabetes, MS, and transplant rejection.

Chronic sleep disruption doesn't just leave people tired and irritable. It may quietly undermine the gut's ability to repair ...