In a groundbreaking Interview, Professor Raz Yirmiya discusses his innovative research at the intersection of inflammation ...

A pink or reddish tint in mucus means there’s blood present. This often happens when the nasal tissues are irritated, dry or ...

New research from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has explained how the body’s internal clock influences the inflammatory process of the immune system.

When the immune system overreacts and starts attacking the body, the only option may be to shut the entire system down and risk developing infections or cancer. Immune cells that are designed to ...

New research has found that a chemical abundant in fruits, vegetables and plant products can suppress the immune response ...

Because itolizumab acts upstream of pro-inflammatory cytokines, it may have greater potential than therapies targeting single cytokines to shut down runaway immune responses. In 2013, itolizumab ...

Certain immune cells backstab their cellular coworkers during allergic reactions. Mast cells, the security patrols of the immune system, can trigger allergic inflammation when they run into ...

We found that mitochondria provide a kind of decision-making aid: they regulate whether a cell undergoes clean, silent apoptosis or releases pro-inflammatory ... the immune response to infection ...

Ever wondered why the color of your snot is different when you're sick? You're probably not the first person to ask this ...