The more we learn about serious chronic diseases like heart disease and Type 2 diabetes, the more we appreciate the significant role played by inflammation. As a result, inflammation has a bad ...

Crohn’s disease. Ulcerative colitis. You may have heard these names during the commercial breaks of your favorite show. If so, you’ve heard of the most common forms of a group of medical conditions ...

A Mediterranean diet focuses on fresh produce, healthy fats, and limited red meat. Research shows this diet may reduce inflammation, lowering the risk of certain health conditions. The term ...

You’ve probably heard a lot about inflammation, and why it’s so important that we take steps to reduce the effects of chronic inflammation on our bodies. But we’re also learning that inflammation in ...

Can pollution cause it? What about inflammation? And how do tumors spread? Here’s what scientists are learning about this complex disease. By Nina Agrawal Every day, billions of cells in our body ...

In some cases, COVID-19 leads to pericarditis, which is inflammation of the sack-like membrane containing the heart. COVID-19 can also cause myocarditis, which is inflammation of the heart muscle.