Fructose consumption has been found to increase immune cell sensitivity to bacterial toxins, resulting in more pronounced ...

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Key Takeaways A high monocyte count can mean your body is fighting inflammation from ...

Chronic inflammation drives atherosclerosis, the leading cause of cardiovascular disease. Over the past two decades, data have emerged showing that immune cells are involved in the pathogenesis of ...

Viruses don’t often come with silver linings, and infections don’t generally lead to positive health effects. But during the pandemic, some doctors anecdotally began noticing that some people with ...

Short bursts of high fructose intake made key immune cells in healthy adults more sensitive to bacterial toxins and more likely to switch on inflammation. Fructose, but not glucose, increased Toll ...

When the immune system mobilizes its troops, antigen-presenting cells play an important role. They can emerge from white blood cells (monocytes) that circulate in the blood. Scientists have now taken ...

Brain macrophages serve diversified niches in the brain to maintain the organ’s homeostasis, and can play pathogenic roles in age-related brain disease. Hoping to one day replace dysfunctional ...

Aftermath (part of the “Fires of War” collection) by Susan Crile. Inflammation is a key feature of SARS-CoV-2 infection, both during the acute phase of Covid-19 and also as a contributor to post-acute ...

Generations of evolutionary pressure have honed a human immune system that is well poised to combat infectious challenges. However, the very same system can turn against us when it is activated by ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers say fasting can help reduce a certain type of cell associated with inflammation. Getty Images Intermittent fasting and related diets are having a moment. And there might ...