Your Health: cognitive changes from swelling

Your Health: cognitive changes from swelling

Research over the past few years suggests that inflammation plays a part in cognitive function.  Now, researchers want to determine what role inflammation plays in memory problems in cancer patients. Acute inflammation is easy to see – a cut, redness, or swelling. It’s the body’s response to injury. But chronic inflammation is often invisible, with no telltale signs, yet doctors say it can take a toll. “It's always been thought that inflammation…