Chronic inflammation rages like a fire in the body. Fortunately, researchers are developing new treatments. (Photo by Nicholas Forder) Inflammation is one of the body's powerful defense mechanisms that helps us fight infections and heal wounds. “If you don’t have…
The overproduction of pro-inflammatory chemical signals known as cytokines from immune cells, as shown in the image, is an example of a situation where inflammation becomes excessive, Medzhitov said. (Image Credit: NANOCLUSTERING/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) “Inflammation is the…
A giant wheel surrounded by its neighbors. (Photo credit: Weichen Wang et al. (2025), CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
There have been numerous cases of measles in the US this year. How protected are you from the disease? And how can you find out? (Image credit: FatCamera/Getty Images) Hundreds of people have fallen ill with measles in the United…
Yellowstone bison were driven to extinction in the late 19th century by intensive commercial hunting. (Photo credit: National Park Service/Jacob W. Frank) Bison in Yellowstone National Park spent more than a century split into two genetically distinct herds. But new…
Supercentenarian Maria Brañas Morera on her 117th birthday on March 4, 2024. (Photo credit: Arxiu de la família Brañas Morera, (CC0 1.0 UNIVERSAL Deed), via Wikimedia Commons) Maria Brañas Morera died in August 20