Asthma is a chronic respiratory disorder marked by episodic airway obstruction, inflammation and remodelling. Central to its pathophysiology is an interplay between airway epithelial cells, resident ...

Gardens offer more than visual appeal or fresh produce. Many plants cultivated at home contain compounds that may help the body manage everyday stresses and inflammatory responses. A bartender and ...

Chronic inflammation occurs when the body's immune system stays active even in the absence of any threat. Dr Sood shares ...

Scripps Research scientists have developed a new class of drug compounds that reduce harmful inflammation while leaving the body's ability to fight infections intact-a long-sought goal in treating ...

Whether cells in the human body survive or die under stress depends, among other things, on their mitochondria. Scientists at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Freiburg have now shown that ...

A Salk Institute study found that a simple dietary amino acid, methionine, dramatically improved survival in mice facing severe infections and inflammatory conditions. Rather than directly targeting ...

You may use defense mechanisms to help protect you from stress, but they can be both helpful and harmful. Recognizing defense ...