A newly uncovered immune chain reaction in the gut may explain why people with inflammatory bowel disease face a much higher ...

Certain foods, especially when eaten in excess, can have a serious impact on your overall wellbeing. If you have family ...

There are several potential causes of chronic inflammation, including excessive alcohol consumption, environmental factors, poor diet quality, stress and an inadequate amount of quality sleep.

Chronic inflammation may be quietly reshaping the colon and making it more vulnerable to early-onset colorectal cancer. Scientists found that colon tissue in younger patients was stiffer, even in ...

A new study found higher levels of inflammation in colorectal cancer tumors, suppressing the body’s ability to fight the disease. Researchers note the typical Western diet is a driver of inflammation, ...

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have identified a chain reaction within the immune system that may help explain why people with inflammatory ...

Share on Pinterest New research suggests an anti-inflammatory diet may improve outcomes for people with stage 3 colon cancer. GMVozd/Getty Images An anti-inflammatory diet may be beneficial for colon ...

Climbing rates of colon and rectal cancer among people under 50 years old is a striking recent trend that has alarmed and puzzled clinicians racing to figure out why. Now a new study published in Gut ...

Researchers at the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine have uncovered a key primary step in the hepatic ERK pathway that leads to increased insulin production. While their previous work ...

Colon cancer has a way of sneaking up on people. That’s why it’s often called a “silent killer.” ...

Venuprasad Poojary, PhD, an associate investigator at Baylor Institute for Immunology Research (BIIR), part of Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, reported this week in the journal Nature ...

What Is Proctitis and How Does It Compare to UC? Proctitis is inflammation of the rectum, the last part of the large intestine that connects the colon to the anus. Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of ...