Interleukin-1 (IL-1) lies at the center of the inflammatory response ... also has a key role in the pathology of organ-specific autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple ...

A team of scientists led by Northwestern Medicine investigators have uncovered new details about a deadly heart condition ...

Painful inflammation that takes months or up to a year to heal—this can be seen in the mouth after using white snus.

New study shows that dysfunction of protective immune cells in GI tract may contribute to onset of inflammation in Crohn's disease.

A team of scientists has discovered mechanisms of abnormal immune cell function that may lead to Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Crohn’s disease causes chronic inflammation of ...

They are involved in a variety of ocular functions, two of which are intraocular pressure (IOP) regulation and mediation of inflammation. Currently, PG analogs are the mainstay of topical IOP ...

Inflammation is the body's natural response to infection or injury ... loss of these cells was a cause or consequence of disease," said corresponding author Karen Edelblum, Ph.D., Associate Professor ...

Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia, is currently incurable. The current drugs available have very limited ...