Research by Milena Bogunovic, MD, Ph.D., associate professor of pathology, sheds light on how inflammation in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Too much salt inflames the brain and raises blood pressure, McGill scientists find. (CREDIT: CC BY-SA 4.0) Salt has always been ...

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A group of nerve cells essential for cognition may be especially vulnerable to DNA damage upon exposure to inflammation in MS.

New findings suggest that targeting inflammation in Alzheimer’s may matter as much as targeting protein buildup.

Inflammation is a natural bodily process – but when it becomes chronic, it’s strongly linked with disease. Increasing evidence links inflammation in the brain, or neuroinflammation, to mental health ...

A newly developed system to deliver tiny capsules containing anti-inflammatory proteins to specific parts of the brain may help fight Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. AstroCapsules, described in ...

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have found signs of inflammation within the neuro-circuitry associated with adult obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The findings were reported June 21 in ...

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Salt has always been linked to high blood pressure, but scientists are now discovering that the real culprit may not be just the kidneys. A groundbreaking study from McGill University shows that too ...