New research has uncovered a hidden pathway that allows COVID-19 to infect the immune system and trigger damaging inflammation in the lungs. The study by La Trobe University and WEHI researchers found ...

Research reveals how brain inflammation triggers extreme muscle weakness across several diseases, including viral infection, bacterial infection and Alzheimer's disease. The study, in fruit flies and ...

Understanding inflammation—and, above all, how to regulate it—is one of the great medical challenges of modern medicine. Its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inflammation is your body's natural way of dealing with injury and infection There's an important distinction to be made between ...

Researchers at University College London have identified a molecular mechanism the human body uses to shut down acute ...

The latest studies at Hudson Institute of Medical Research have identified a novel therapy that controls the body's response to the influenza virus, limiting damaging inflammation and promoting ...

Ignoring your oral microbiome may cause inflammation, not just in your mouth, but throughout your body as well.

Credit: Getty Images Our work suggests that targeting the brain-muscle axis could offer new treatment strategies for muscle fatigue. Infectious or chronic diseases such as long COVID, Alzheimer’s ...

Adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection have an increased risk for hospitalization, according to a study published online in the August ...

A blocked nose, facial pressure and a lingering headache are often brushed off as a stubborn cold or seasonal allergy.

A new study reveals that the bacteria behind periodontal gum disease can harden heart valves by triggering a specific ...