In 1982, researchers reported a link between chronic gastritis and stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori, triggering a flurry of research into this newly-identified pathogen. more

A new study may change the way we think about... more

The build-up of abnormally thick mucus and the associated inflammation appear to be the initiating cause of damage to the lungs of children with... more

In a new professional conduct survey jointly commissioned by The Optical Society (OSA) and SPIE, the international society for optics... more

Inflammation is a balanced physiological response -- the body needs it to eliminate invasive organisms and foreign irritants, but excessive inflammation can harm healthy cells, contributing to aging... more

Researchers bred a number of new varieties of purple corn and used a mouse cell model to study how these can reduce inflammation and insulin resistance. more

Germany's health minister is launching a drive to tackle a shortage of donor organs with a reform that would make most people potential organ donors unless they object more

For decades, articles in research journals and the popular press alike have reported that being a family caregiver takes a toll on a person's... more

Roundworms that feed on plants cause approximately $100 billion in annual global crop damage. Now researchers have made a patent-pending discovery that certain enzymes in roundworms, called nematodes, behave differently... more

At some point, every person is likely to experience an inflammatory condition. There are many causes of inflammation, and just as many treatments. Some types of inflammation disappear... more

Researchers have solved the decades-old mystery of how stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori causes gastric cancer. Using mouse models and human cancer cell lines, they showed that inflammation resulting from bacterial infection leads to the proliferation of gastric epithelial... more

Researchers at the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern have identified genetic mutations that accumulate in the adult liver that can promote regeneration in... more

Inflammation gone awry in the brain due to stroke, head injury or infection causes damage; in a lab model of... more

New studies led by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers explore biological mechanisms behind obesity and its link with cancer. more

Using advanced imaging to scan people with some atherosclerotic plaques, scientists detected inflammation in arteries that had not yet developed plaques. more

The thymus is the organ in which T cells differentiate. T cells express various T cell receptors for reacting with various pathogenic microbes and viruses. more

Inflammation is a balanced physiological response—the body needs it to eliminate invasive organisms and foreign irritants, but excessive inflammation can harm healthy cells, contributing to aging and chronic diseases. To... more

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine--a nonprofit with more than 175,000 members including doctors, scientists, and laypeople--has launched a new effort today... more

Oxidants found within living organisms are byproducts of metabolism and are essential to wound-healing and immunity. However, when their concentrations become too high, inflammation and tissue damage can occur. Engineers have now... more

Oxidants found within living organisms are byproducts of metabolism and are essential to wound-healing and immunity. However, when their concentrations become too high, inflammation and tissue damage can occur. University of Illinois... more

Common magnesium chloride deicers used on roadways and bridges around the U.S. may be doing more damage than previously thought, researchers have found. more

Common magnesium chloride deicers used on roadways and bridges around the U.S. may be doing more damage than previously thought, researchers have found. more

What will a three-degree-warmer world look like? How will plants fare in more extreme weather conditions? When experiencing stress or damage from various sources, plants use chloroplast-to-nucleus communication... more

Researchers have created an anatomically correct heart replete with blood vessels and cells. Medical science inches closer to creating a human organ. more

Researchers with the Institute for Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago have developed a new "lab-on-a-chip" that can examine thousands of individual live cells over a weeklong period, performing... more

Scientists at the University of Illinois have developed new hybrids of purple corn containing different combinations of phytochemicals that may fight obesity, inflammation and... more

Researchers have known for decades that inflammation accompanies Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain lesions. more

With $5 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health, two University of Houston biomedical researchers are moving the needle on early detection and monitoring... more

Scientists have developed new purple corn hybrids with differing combinations of phenols in the pericarp that fight obesity, inflammation and insulin resistance, a new study in... more

Scientists involved in a field campaign are away from their normal routines, offices and universities, including the support mechanisms available if sexual harassment or other inappropriate... more