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.

Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel condition often missed early. Experts explain its causes, symptoms, diagnosis ...

Patients experience significant changes in gut bacteria at the onset of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a new international ...

Increased stiffness of the colon, spurred by chronic inflammation, may encourage the development and progression of ...

A tiny molecule found in most plant-based foods douses the flames before damaging lesions can form in the colon, according to a study by Texas AgriLife Research scientist Dr. Nancy Turner. Even better ...

Inflammatory bowel disease and elevated BMI may play causal roles in hidradenitis suppurativa, results of a Mendelian ...

Study shows how "scarred" colon tissue in younger patients differs from older adults, opening new doors for preventing ...

Chronic inflammation is increasingly recognised as one of the leading contributors to many types of cancer, including colorectal and colon cancers. This is because continuous low-grade inflammation ...

Researchers have identified a mechanism that underlies inflammation and pain in the colon, and demonstrated that blocking a key receptor from entering colon cells can inhibit inflammation and pain, ...