Inflammation

A metabolic medicine expert highlights five everyday lifestyle factors—including stress, diet, and blood sugar—that contribute to low-grade chronic inflammation.

A new study published in the journal "Nature Aging" identifies a surprising factor in how the body ages: the bone marrow. Experiments on mice revealed that as blood-producing cells age, they generate immune cells that promote chronic inflammation, which in turn damages tissues throughout the body.

A three-year-old girl from Ramle suddenly went blind while playing in her yard. Doctors at Shamir Medical Center diagnosed a rare optic nerve inflammation and successfully restored her vision through emergency treatment.