Elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a biomarker commonly used to assess inflammation, may be associated with an increased risk for depression, new research suggests. Data from 2 general ...

If you're worried about a heart attack, you should already know your cholesterol level. But should you now ask your doctor for a blood test that measures C-reactive protein (CRP)? CRP levels rise when ...

Further, although serum ferritin is recognized as a proinflammatory biomarker that is frequently elevated in a variety of autoimmune disorders, the role it plays in AAV still needs to be elucidated.

Type 1 diabetes is now accepted to be a chronic immunoinflammatory disorder. Because it is a disease of inflammation—both of the innate and adaptive immune systems—it is perhaps not surprising that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blood vessel damage from fatty and high-sugar diets leads to inflammation, which can be detected by measuring C-reactive protein.

Ever been to the doctor and had them say something like, “Your CRP levels are a bit high,” and you nodded like you totally knew what that meant? Let’s fix that. CRP stands for C-reactive protein. It’s ...

In another recent American College of Rheumatology Reading Room commentary, I remarked on the excitement of novel peripheral blood markers of disease as a significant tool in our rheumatology arsenal.

(The Conversation) – Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Since researchers first established the link between diet, cholesterol and heart disease in the 1950s, risk for ...

(The Conversation) – Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Since researchers first established the link between diet, cholesterol and heart disease in the 1950s, risk for ...