An Approach to Reduce Harmful Inflammation without Greatly Compromising the Normal Immune Response (opens in new tab)

Excessive, constant inflammation in response to aspects of one's own cellular biochemistry is a feature of both autoimmune disease and aging. While transient inflammation is necessary for effective regeneration and defense against pathogens, constant unresolved inflammatory signaling is destructive to tissue structure and function. It is a major component of the pathology of common age-related conditions. The challenge in addressing this is that unwanted inflammation and desirable inflammatio...