CRP (C-reactive protein) is a protein made by your liver in response to inflammation or injury. It’s part of the body’s immune response. In normal lab tests, CRP is used to detect infections, ...

In their paper, Bogaty and colleagues write that considerable intraindividual variability in CRP levels has been found in healthy individuals, but it was unknown whether such variability extended to ...

Serum calprotectin and complement factor 3 may better identify systemic inflammation than CRP in patients with early psoriatic arthritis, especially those who are CRP negative or have obesity.

When you experience physical trauma like a wound, injury, or infection, your body attempts to heal through the inflammatory process. The red, swollen, tender skin you’ll notice around an abrasion is ...

Standard lipid panels don't always cover underlying markers that might be affecting your cardiovascular health. Dr Jeremy London shares 3 advanced lab tests.