Millions of Americans are deficient in the vital digestive enzyme called D6D (delta-6 desaturase) required to convert flax oil into EPA and GLA, the two nutrients that fight inflammation. Unlike flax seed oil, borage and fish oils do not require that prob
Inflammation: (Latin, inflammatio, to set on fire) is the complex biological response of vascular tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants.
Central neuropeptides, including corticotropin releasing factor and perhaps substance P as well, initiate a systemic stress mobilization response by activating the sympathetic nervous system, hypothalamic pituitary axis, and the renin angiotensin system,
Baseline values of C reactive protein, serum amyloid A protein, leucocyte count, and serum albumin were associated with one another as well as with future risk of coronary heart disease.
scientists reported that a person's risk of a heart attack is doubled if he or she produces a particular version of FLAP, known more technically as 5-lipoxygenase activating protein. A troublesome variant of this protein boosts production of the inflammat
Accumulating evidence supports the hypothesis that chronic low-grade inflammation and activation of the innate immune system are closely involved in the pathogenesis of the type 2 diabetes.
One hundred and fifty years after Whitman sang "the body electric," we can find in Whitman's fate some clues to the nature of aging. For much of his adult life, he complained of chronic headaches, fevers, and weakness. At the age of 55, he suffered a stro
Scientists have known that macrophages also appear in adipose, or fat, tissue. But their role in the tissue was once thought to be inconsequential. Now, these immune cells appear to be rushing to dead fat cells to mop them up. These macrophages emit poten
Inflammation is a complex biological process in response to cellular perturbation or injury. It is manifest clinically as pain, heat (fever), redness, and loss of tissue function. It serves the important helpful role of initiating the elimination of tumor