Short-term inflammation is a necessary part of the immune response to pathogens, injury, and problematic cells. Lasting unresolved inflammation is harmful, however. It is a feature of aging, but can also occur to significant degrees in earlier life as a result of autoimmunity or being very overweight. Researchers here show that early adult chronic inflammation correlates with worse cognitive function nearly two decades later. One can debate the degree to which this is a measure of accelerated degenerative aging versus the progression …
Chronic Inflammation in Early Adulthood Correlates with Worse Cognitive Function in Middle Age
Short-term inflammation is a necessary part of the immune response to pathogens, injury, and problematic cells. Lasting unresolved inflammation is harmful, however. It is a feature of aging, but can also occur to significant degrees in earlier life as a result of autoimmunity or being very overweight. Researchers here show that early adult chronic inflammation correlates with worse cognitive function nearly two decades later. One can debate the degree to which this is a measure of accelerated degenerative aging versus the progression …