Inflammation can feel like a small storm inside your body. It brings heat, swelling, and pain as the immune system rushes to ...

In most people, these bacteria coexist peacefully and contribute to a mutually beneficial relationship, with both human and ...

Our immune system is armed with an array of defenses designed to detect and eliminate harmful threats. One of its most powerful defense mechanisms is the complement system—a group of proteins that ...

New findings identify CASP4/11 as detrimental to inflammation and coagulopathy associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Researchers recognize CASP4/11 as ...

In this study, human PBMCs were primed with either Gemini or placebo followed by challenge with clinically relevant promoter molecules of inflammation including high mobility box protein-1 (HMGB-1) ...

The inherited progressive disorder cystic fibrosis (CF) causes severe damage to the lungs, and other tissues in the body by affecting the cells that produce mucus, sweat, and digestive juices. In ...

Researchers discovered a previously unknown mechanism that may drive tissue damage and a new target for drug discovery. Our immune system is armed with an array of defenses designed to detect and ...