It is arguably the number one public health problem in the United States. It affects almost 50 million U.S. adults and a growing number of children and adolescents. It is a major underlying cause of diabetes, hypertension, atherosclerosis, stroke, and...

The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a crucial part of our physiology. It is of course the route of absorption of the nutrients we need for life, but it also happens to be the site of most of our immune system...

Inflammation can be a good thing. If you are injured, inflammation is the way your body heals and ‘cleans up’ damaged tissue. If you become infected, inflammation is the way your immune system fights off the invaders (though you may...