People with Sweet's syndrome often wake up with a fever, body aches, and blisters on their neck, limbs and face. Also known ...

Inflammation is a natural response of the body's immune system to injury, infection, or harmful stimuli. It serves as a ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a severe renal disorder affecting approximately 10%–15% of hospitalized patients and up to 50% in intensive care units (ICUs). Its pathogenesis involves complex ...

The nervous system is known to communicate with the immune system and regulate inflammation in the body. Researchers now show how electrical activation of a specific nerve can promote healing in acute ...

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers investigated the role of the cluster of differentiation 98 (CD98) glycoprotein in inducing an inflammatory response to severe ...

Inflammation acts as a defense mechanism but chronic inflammation can harm the body, causing diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Causes include poor diet, lack of exercise, and ...

Cytokine storm (CS) is an acute systemic inflammatory response with limited effective interventions up to now. The treatment experience of the COVID-19 pandemic suggests great potential in the ...

Patients often describe nausea as having a queasy feeling in their stomach and, in some, the sensation can be quite life-altering. Some children describe this as feeling "sick to their stomach" ...

If you’ve ever experienced a red bug bite, a swollen sprained ankle or a fever, you’re familiar with inflammation. But you could also have low-level inflammation quietly lurking in tissues and ...

A recently published study led by Wayne State University on a new approach to understanding chronic inflammation could lead to new advancements in the treatment of many debilitating medical conditions ...