People with heart disease are more likely to suffer from depression, and the opposite is also true. Now, scientists at the University of Cambridge believe they have identified a link between these two conditions: inflammation – the body’s response to negative environmental factors, such as stress. 

Many people with joint replacements experience harmful inflammation and bone loss. Knowing why could reduce the need for follow-up surgeries.

Negative mood—emotions like sadness and anger—may indicate higher levels of inflammation, a signal of poor health.

A discovery about how our immune system responds to parasitic worms could lead to new treatments for emphysema.

Mice designed to mimic severe kidney damage in humans with diabetes suggest genes that control immune responses might offer promising therapy targets.