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

Researchers at Texas A&M University reported that two intranasal doses of extracellular vesicles derived from human neural ...

A common genetic mutation that helps some kidney cancers survive may also expose an unexpected weakness, one that MUSC ...

Inflammation immunology has emerged as a central field for understanding the balance between host defense and pathological immune activation.

The immune system depends on molecular alarms that detect danger inside cells. One of these alarms is STING, short for "stimulator of interferon genes". STING helps cells respond to infections, ...

A new research project has examined families in which many members reach an unusually old age. The results now point to a possible biological explanation.

Entomologist Justin Schmidt created a pain index for insect stings, ranging from Level 1 to 4. The bald-faced hornet and western yellowjacket, both found in Ohio, are rated a Level 2 on the scale.

Alzheimer's affects 7 million Americans and is expected to impact 13 million by 2025, according to the Alzheimer's Association. Scientists are still working to understand how to slow or stop the ...

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