Plus, the simple strategies to reduce it.

Inflammation as defined by Dictionary.com is the reaction of the body to injury or infection, characterized by swelling, heat, redness and pain. The inflammatory process includes release of ...

Long-term (chronic) inflammation in your body has been linked with several types of cancer, in addition to other serious conditions. One recent study found that 20% of cancer-related deaths were ...

Why do our ankles swell when they’re sprained or does our skin turn red — or inflamed — when it’s scraped? Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

There are two types of inflammation: acute and chronic. Acute inflammation is the kind that lasts a few hours, days, or weeks, and it’s helpful to healing. It’s your immune system’s response when ...

Chronic inflammatory bowel disease is challenging to treat and carries a risk of complications, including the development of bowel cancer. Young people are particularly affected: when genetic ...

Inflammation is how the body tells us something’s not right. Usually, that’s a good thing. You get hurt, and inflammatory cells come to the rescue. “It’s a protective mechanism of the body when we ...

Chronic immune diseases are shaped by multiple inflammatory processes happening at the same time, each in different parts of ...

Anyone who’s ever scraped their knee on a dirty playground is familiar with the stinging inflammation that manifests soon after the injury. It’s the immune system’s effort to restrict and neutralize ...

Obesity, inflammation, and type 2 diabetes are interconnected in a cyclical way. The good news is that reining in inflammation can improve your blood sugar and help you manage your weight, as well as ...

Golam Khandaker’s mother has had arthritis for as long as he can remember. She also lives with depression, and it always struck Khandaker how precisely her arthritis flare-ups coincide with her most ...

Inflammation often sounds like a problem, but it begins as a defence. It is the body’s way of responding to injury, infection, or stress. A swollen ankle after a sprain or a mild fever during illness ...