The process of aging is associated with a decline in immune functions and persistent low-level inflammation. Now, researchers ...

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a protein that causes human cell membranes to break open in a form of inflammatory programmed cell death called necroptosis. Their ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new healing mechanism in injured cells called cathartocytosis, in which cells "vomit" out their internal machinery to revert more quickly to a stem cell-like ...

A Stanford-led study probes why a very small number of people develop heart inflammation shortly after mRNA COVID-19 ...

Scientists at NYU Langone Health have discovered a new experimental drug that could significantly reduce the serious complications caused by diabetes.

Caffeine works by blocking adenosine receptors in your brain, but at the cellular level, it also increases the production of ...

Typically, doctors prescribe medications to combat excessive inflammation. However, a new study reports that a single 20-minute bout of moderate exercise can stimulate the immune system in a way that ...